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Alister's Cave Pictographs
Alister’s Cave is a well-known pictograph site in the Wonderland of Rock area of Joshua Tree. The cave (really a rock shelter) is full of pictographs, but they have faded over the years, primarily due to the exfoliation of the granite.
They are increasingly hard to see, so I
Hollow Rock Pictographs
While exploring the Wonderland of Rocks, not far from Barker Dam, we came across an unassuming large granite boulder.
There is no shortage of granite boulders in Joshua Tree, and there wasn’t anything immediately particularly interesting about this one either. But we did notice a hidden, hollowed-out opening underneath
Hornsilver Giant Mine
The Hornsilver is a fairly remote silver mine and camp. It was a good producer early on and had its ore hauled to a local mill, but like most mines, it was worked only intermittently.
The original road to the camp is long overgrown and washed away. We tried heading
Moho Mine
This is a mine we went to at the end of a four-day trip to western Nevada a few years ago. It was a great trip, and we met up with Lewis, Bill, Cat, and ghost town author Shawn Hall along the way. We covered some remote territory and hardly
Star of the West Mill
We met up with Dan and drove out to explore a forgotten corner of Nevada’s mining history. We weren’t sure if we would find anything, as is often the case. We ended up driving over one hundred miles (one way) on dirt roads. After battling a steep, rough
Geologist’s Cabin
Geologist’s Cabin is an icon among the many Death Valley backcountry cabins. It stands picturesquely at the western end of Striped Butte Valley above Anvil Spring with a majestic view of the Striped Butte itself. It is a fantastic place to visit. The cabin itself is a fine, well-built