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Silver Canyon Cabin
In the summer of 2014, at the end of an exploration trip in the White Mountains of eastern California, we decided to take a little side trip to a cabin I had heard about. From what scarce history I could find on the place, there didn’t seem to be
Moreno Maze Pictograph
Sandstone Eagle Cabin
We stumbled across this remote cabin back in 2010. Like so many cabins I come across, I haven’t been able to find the history of this one. I call it the Sandstone Eagle Cabin because there is a bit of sandstone nearby, which is quite unusual for the area,
Carizzo Gorge Pictographs
Overlooking the rocky wash of the Carrizo Gorge, down in Anza Borrego State Park, sits a small rock shelter with a unique set of fascinating pictographs hidden inside.
Cupule Cave
While on a trip with the late great Roger Mitchell, we stopped to visit a little boulder cave in the Mojave Desert. The cave is only a few feet long, but a large, flat granite boulder is in the center. Its surface is covered with cupules and edges polished smooth
Fort Independence Soldier's Camp
Back in 1862, Owens Valley was not quite as peaceful as it is today. White settlers were just moving in and starting up ranches. Prospectors were combing the hills in search of that elusive next big strike. The Paiute, Shoshone, and Kawaiisu people who lived here didn’t appreciate being