Joshua Tree

The Fortynine Palms Oasis is a popular and well-traveled hike to a shady palm oasis just outside of Twentynine Palms. The trail was once part of an old Indian trail. The Serrano and Chemehuevi Indians knew this oasis well and ate fruit from the palms and used the fronds in

Most people who visit the Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree don't know that there is an old mine with an interesting bit of history just a few miles away gazing down on them. There are a few small prospects scattered along this side of the Hexie Mountains but two

Sometime before 1894, Al Tingman ("The Father of Indio") and Ed Holland (of Lost Horse Mine fame) staked claims on some rich gold ore samples high above Pleasant Valley. They sold the mine to Bill and John Garrison who formed the Hexahedron Mining Company. The Company dug a well but

The Mastodon Peak Loop is an easy and well known hike in the southern end Joshua Tree National Park but the history of the mine and nearby mills are lesser known. The Mastodon Mine was owned and operated by George Hulsey and family of Indio. The gold-bearing quartz vein was