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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

Cole Spring Mine Cabin

Cole Spring Mine Cabin

Dan and I decided that February is a fine time to go into central Nevada for some exploring… Unsurprisingly, it was cold and windy out there… very cold. They were some of the coldest nights I’ve ever tried to sleep in Nevada. While driving in these icy, windswept hills,

Hillside Mine

Hillside Mine

On a trip to Eastern Nevada, I hiked to the top of a mountain in search of this remote backcountry mine. It was still early in the season, and plenty of snow was on the ground. On the north slope, I fell into some snowdrifts up to my waist! I

Indian Girl Stamp Mill

Indian Girl Stamp Mill

In 2004, I met up with Morgan and Ric to do some mine exploring in the Stanislaus National Forest (in the Sierra Nevada mountains). I couldn’t find much info on this operation. I’ll have to research it more. If you know anything about this stamp mill, please contact

Nivloc Mine

Nivloc Mine

The Nivloc was first discovered in the early 1900s and worked briefly by Mr. Colvin (Nivloc spelled backward). In 1937, Desert Silver, Inc. built a 200-ton mill here and worked the mine until 1943. These were the peak years for the mine, and during this time, it was Nevada’s