Belden Arrastra and Mikiska Petroglyphs
I had looked for this arrastra some time ago but instead found another mining camp. That ended up being a good trip, even without finding my elusive target. Still, it wasn’t an arrastra.
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Mine near the Endowment Mine
S and S Mine
Way back in 2009, we went hiking out into the middle of the white-hot heart of the Mojave Desert in search of a modern mining site. We found it. The operation had been inactive since at least the early 1980s, and the mining camp was nearly intact. Almost everything was
Piedras Grandes Pictographs
Back in 2015, we went out to the Piedras Grandes pictograph site. Piedras Grandes means "Large stones," and these granite boulders out in the southern part of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park certainly are that. The site is inside the Piedras Grandes Cultural Preserve, and it is a short
Gold Hitt Stamp Mill
In 2006, we took a side trip to check out the remains of a hidden 10-stamp and cyanide mill. The mine and mill were worked around 1915. There isn’t that much left of the mill, even though it is in a remote location.
Parowan Gap Petroglyphs
Parowan Gap is a narrow pass in a low set of hills that must have served as a natural corridor. The rocks at the narrowest part are covered in petroglyphs. The site is easy to reach but not remote. Still, it is an interesting spot to visit as a few
