BORAX VISITORS CENTER: BORON, CA
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The Borax Visitor Center in Boron, CA overlooks California’s largest open-pit mine and the largest borax mine in the world.
Read MoreINDIAN WELLS BREWING COMPANY: HIGHWAY 14
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“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.
Read MoreA DRIVING TOUR OF MAZOURKA CANYON: HIGHWAY 395
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Located east of Independence, Mazourka Canyon Road crosses the Owens River Valley before cutting into the western side of the Inyo Mountains.
Read MoreROGUE PET CEMETERY: EASTERN SIERRA
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- Category: Creatures, Sacred/Spiritual
The hidden pet cemetery near Bishop, CA where highly elevated pets are laid to rest.
Read MoreOWENS LAKE TRAILS: HIGHWAY 395
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- Category: Art, Nature/Hikes
Owens Lake Trails, includes 4 miles of walking paths, overlook areas & land art installations and aims to enhance access, recreation & wildlife habitat.
Read MoreGHOST CAMP[ING] IN THE MOJAVE DESERT: A PHOTO ESSAY
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- Category: Abandoned, Mines/Ghost Towns
Camping in an old abandoned mining camp out in the Mojave Desert.
Read MoreTHE GHOST OF LITTLE LAKE, CA: OWENS VALLEY
Established in 1909 as a stop for travelers making their way between Los Angeles and the Eastern Sierra, this roadside settlement once included a store, auto repair shop, gas station, post office and an iconic rock-faced hotel.
Read MoreVERTICAL MINE SHAFT EXPLORATION: RANDSBURG, CA
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- Category: Mines/Ghost Towns
On a recent camping and mine exploration trip out in the Mojave Desert, I explored my first vertical shaft which plunged 15 stories deep into the earth.
Read MoreRETURN TO OLD DUTCH
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- Category: Mines/Ghost Towns, Sacred/Spiritual
There’s something about the Old Dutch Cleanser Mine that keeps me coming back for more.
Read MoreGUS’S REALLY GOOD FRESH JERKY: HIGHWAY 395
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If you’ve ever taken a road trip to Death Valley or California’s Eastern Sierra, you’ve probably driven by this former gas station hawking dried meat treats along Highway 395 in Olancha CA.
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