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Old Crump Flat

Old Crump Flat

Dan and I had been wanting to go out here for some time. The site is not difficult to reach; we could just never seem to find the time to get out to this part of Death Valley. The rock shelter at Old Crump Flat turned out to be somewhat

The Gallery Pictograph Site

The Gallery Pictograph Site

Finding this incredible pictograph site took some time and a hike. The site had been on our list for a long time, and after some searching, we finally found it. And what a site it is! It is reportedly a Ghost Dance site. No directions to this site. Please respect

Mayflower Mill

Mayflower Mill

The Mayflower Mill (also known as the Shenandoah-Dives Mill) is the only intact and functional flotation mill remaining in Colorado. Every belt, crusher, and flotation cell that was processing ore when the mill closed in 1991 still occupies its original position. While hundreds of precious metal mills across the

San Juan Chief Mill

San Juan Chief Mill

This scenic ruined mill site was built in the late 1890s and never saw ore from its namesake, the San Juan Chief mine. It is the second mill to be built on this site. In 1900, it had two roasting furnaces and fifteen stamps.

Little Whisky Flat Petroglyphs

Little Whisky Flat Petroglyphs

Rio Pinto Arrastras

Rio Pinto Arrastras

We didn't know its history when we found this triple arrastra site. I had guessed that it was built by early Mexican prospectors around the 1860s or 1870s. Since then, I’ve done some research, come across a few old references, and pieced together some history. The arrastras

Petroglyph Butte

Petroglyph Butte

We have visited this site a couple of times over the years. The first time was in 2003 with Cat and Brad. We stopped by again in 2011, and the site looked mostly unchanged. This place is way out in the middle of nowhere. The petroglyphs here are carved into