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LAWS RAILROAD MUSEUM & HISTORIC SITE: BISHOP, CA

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: April 24, 2017
Category: Mines/Ghost Towns

The rich history of Owens Valley and the Eastern Sierra is preserved at this former railroad station & settlement outside of Bishop, CA.

UNDERGROUND 2016

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: April 3, 2017
Category: Mines/Ghost Towns

This annual 3-day event allows explorers of all skill levels access to miles of underground mines that were once some of the most profitable in the Death Valley region.

TUNNELS TO NOWHERE HIKE: A STRAYNGER RANGER EVENT

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: March 22, 2017
Category: Abandoned

It was the perfect day for Straynger Ranger’s first ever group event at the Tunnels to Nowhere in the San Gabriel Mountains.

THE 14TH FACTORY: LA’S BIG EXPERIENTIAL MULTIMEDIA ART PROJECT

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: March 17, 2017
Category: Art

British Hong Kong-based artist Simon Birch transforms an empty warehouse in Lincoln Heights into a mythic universe created collaboratively through video, installation, sculpture, sound, paintings, and live performance.

RINCONADA MINE HIKE: CENTRAL COAST, CA

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: March 15, 2017
Category: Mines/Ghost Towns, Nature/Hikes

Opening in 1872 and worked over the next 90 years, the Rinconada Mine was once one of the largest producers of mercury in San Luis Obispo County.

BORAX VISITORS CENTER: BORON, CA

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: February 19, 2017
Category: Factories/Industry, Mines/Ghost Towns

The Borax Visitor Center in Boron, CA overlooks California’s largest open-pit mine and the largest borax mine in the world.

THOMPSON SMELTER RUINS: MASON VALLEY, NEVADA

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: February 17, 2017
Category: Mines/Ghost Towns

Constructed in 1910 to process the copper ore from nearby mines, the ruins of this million dollar smelter and former townsite spread out over 1300 acres of high desert near Yerington, Nevada.

INDIAN WELLS BREWING COMPANY: HIGHWAY 14

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: February 10, 2017
Category: Factories/Industry, Roadside Attractions

“The Biggest, Little Brewery in the World” produces over 20 styles of beer and 100 flavors of soda each year using pure artesian spring water from the historic Indian Wells Spring.