HIKING GOLD COUNTRY’S UNIQUE MALAKOFF DIGGINS STATE HISTORIC PARK
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Finding hiking gold in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada in what was once the largest and richest hydraulic gold mine in the world.
Read MoreTHE OTHER SIDE OF LONE PINE, CA
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While the majority of travelers either drive straight through it or only focus their attention on the beautiful scenic attractions located west of Hwy 395, there’s a whole other side of Lone Pine, CA that’s just as exciting to explore.
Read MoreUNDERGROUND 2018: A PHOTO ESSAY
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Traveling back to the outskirts of Tecopa, CA to spend my third year exploring the Shoshone Mines at Underground 2018.
Read MoreTHE VICTORIAN HILLSIDE CEMETERIES WHERE VIRGINIA CITY’S DEAD REST IN PEACE
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The Silver Terrace Cemeteries memorialize the diverse laborers who worked the Comstock and made Virginia City a boom town.
Read MoreA VIKING RISES IN THE DESERT: A PHOTO ESSAY
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A Viking is once again rising at this former talc mine and ghost camp in Death Valley California.
Read MoreTALC CITY HILLS: A DVNP ADJACENT OFF ROAD ADVENTURE
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Take an off road adventure through the white chalky hills that once produced nearly all the steatite grade talc in the United States.
Read MoreCERRO GORDO GHOST TOWN: THE MINE THAT BUILT LA
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The “Fat Hill” in the Inyo Mountains that helped build Los Angeles.
Read MoreGOLD TO GHOST: RANDSBURG, CA
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You’ll find lots of history and charm in this Mojave Desert living ghost town.
Read MoreGHOST MINE: EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA
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Sitting at an elevation of 8000 feet in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, this ghost mine operated from 1909 to 1938.
Read MoreSALT CREEK HILLS ACEC: A GREAT SIDE TRIP ON THE WAY TO DVNP
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This oasis at the southeastern tip of Death Valley is rich with history of the Old Spanish Trail, Mormon mines and what is believed to be the oldest standing structure in the Mojave Desert.
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