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War Eagle Mine (Gospel Hump)

War Eagle Mine (Gospel Hump)

The War Eagle Mine was an isolated gold producer along Fitz Creek southwest of Dixie, Idaho. It was first located in 1898 as the Blue Bell Claim by William Boyce. The original vein outcrop was poorly mineralized, but in 1912 a boulder of high grade float was found on the

Burham Canyon Pictographs

Burham Canyon Pictographs

Two things make Burham Canyon remarkable: the vibrant pictographs painted in red, white, black, orange, and traces of blue, and the fact that women from three different tribes traveled here specifically for childbirth. The Kitanemuk considered it home territory, but Kawaiisu women came from the northeast and Tataviam from the

Chemung Mine

Chemung Mine

The Chemung Mine tells two stories, and neither one ends well. The first is about phenomenally rich gold ore that someone discovered in 1909 – ore so valuable it ran "several hundred dollars per ton" in an era when that meant real money. The second story is about a

Pine City Overlook

Pine City Overlook

Pine City was never a city. Instead, it's a peaceful collection of pinyon pines and junipers scattered among granite boulder formations at 4,200 feet elevation in Joshua Tree National Park. This unusual concentration of drought-resistant conifers in the otherwise sparse desert landscape likely inspired early miners

Greene Denner Drake Mill

Greene Denner Drake Mill

Tucked away in a small canyon just off of Emigrant Canyon/Wildrose Road, on the slopes of the northern Panamint Mountains at 5,020 feet elevation, sits the Greene-Denner-Drake Mill. Forever in the shadow of its more famous neighbor, Skidoo, this quiet spot sees few visitors. This little

May Lundy Mine

May Lundy Mine

Just northwest of Mono Lake lies Lundy Canyon, home to a Mono County campground, a large lake, and a small resort with a few cabins and campsites. Most visitors today come for the fishing, hiking, and fall color, probably unaware that this quiet area was once home to a booming

May 2025 News

May 2025 News

We've been hard at work here lately as you can see below. Spring is upon us and summer is right around the corner. Time to get up into the high country. New Trips Recent work has mostly centered on Lundy in the Eastern Sierra (with some exceptions). Contributor