Three Bachelors Prospectors Camp
In 2018, we found a small prospector’s camp out in the wilderness of the Death Valley region. I named it because three cabin tent pads are scattered around the site.
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Cowboy Petroglyphs (Joshua Tree)
Back in 2017, we wandered out to this remote corner of Joshua Tree to check out an unusual set of petroglyphs. Unlike most of the abstract petroglyph panels I come across, these had a few human figures. A couple of them are a horse and rider, and another appears to
Par Value Mill
Late autumn of 2017 found us tracking down a very unusual stamp mill high in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. The mill was a unique hammer design called a Pratt Ideal Stamp Mill. Very few of these mills were ever put into use, and even fewer (if any!) still
Cary Ranch Pictographs
I've been invited by Dick Cary to visit his historic Cary Ranch and examine some of the pictographs there a few times. The Mountain Cahuilla Indians first inhabited the ranch area. The site is near a natural pass and an old Indian trail that connects inland Southern California
Sound Democrat Mill
The Sound Democrat Mill is an awesome find and one of the highlights of the San Juan Mountains. The mine was first discovered in 1899. Gold and silver ore from the mine was packed on mules over a 13,000 ft ridge to the Sunnyside Mill in Eureka Gulch.
Summit Mine
High up in the spires of the Eastern Sierras, there lies a hidden and seldom visited gold mine perched on steep cliffs at 10,900 ft elevation. The Summit Mine is difficult to reach and is not for the fainthearted. To get there, you will have to follow a steep
Palmetto Wash Petroglyphs
Over the years, I have visited this small petroglyph site many times. Just off of highway NV 266, it makes for a nice spot to take a break from driving.
During a recent visit with my family, we were saddened to find some drill holes had been made into the