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Panamint Treasure Mine

Panamint Treasure Mine

Finding this great little gem of a mine is a bit of a hike. The mine was worked as early as the 1890s and again in the 1930s. The miners walked away from the mine in 1941 when World War II broke out, and a presidential order closed many “non-essential”

Alkali Flat Native Site

Alkali Flat Native Site

We met up with a group of friends out in the remote desert of Nevada just off US 95 to visit a small native site. Turns out there is much more out in these small unassuming hills than I would have guessed. No directions to this site.

Ryan Mining Camp

Ryan Mining Camp

In 2013, I joined a Searles Valley Historical Society field trip to see the well-preserved borax mining camp of Ryan in Death Valley. Having never been in the mining camp before, I jumped at the chance to visit. Francis Marion Smith founded the Pacific Coast Borax Company in 1890. He

Lakeview Mine

Lakeview Mine

Over the summer of 2013, I took a trip to the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains and hiked up to the Lakeview Mine. Located at timberline, 10,650 feet up, the mine sits on a ridge overlooking a dramatic landscape of glacially carved cirques, granitic spires, and alpine lakes. It was

Black Rabbit Petroglyphs

Black Rabbit Petroglyphs

Dan and I took a trip down to the Salton Sea region to look for a small set of petroglyphs I had heard about along a Cahuilla Indian trail. We were determined to find it. Access to the site wasn’t easy; a series of gates and farmland blocked most

Rebecca Prospect Cabin

Rebecca Prospect Cabin

I’d known about this cabin and mine for a while, but it took a couple of years to get out there to it. It was once a minor cinnabar operation with a small open pit, but the area has some older prospects, and I wanted to see if rumors

Coso Ghost Camp

Coso Ghost Camp

We were lucky enough to be invited to China Lake Naval Weapon Center to do some volunteer restoration work on the historic Coso ghost town site. After work, we checked out several other sites and spent the night on base. We had a fantastic time! Please enjoy my photos of