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BACK ALLEY DEATH VALLEY: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

Venturing off the asphalt & down unmarked dirt roads to explore the Cashier Mill, Eureka Mine and Aguereberry Camp in Harrisburg, CA and an unknown mining site near Emigrant Springs.

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CERRO GORDO SMELTER: KEELER, CA

On my second journey to the Valley of Death, I came across some new mining sites that required more exploration.  

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BALLARAT GHOST TOWN

Sitting at the base of the Panamint Mountains west of Death Valley, lies the ghost town of Ballarat, CA.

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ALL ALONA IN A TOWN CALLED TRONA

After Death Valley denies my ass with a road closure, I decide to spend a little extra time in and around Trona, CA.  

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RUTH MINE & CAMP

Dating back to 1899, the Ruth Mine & Camp is located 3,530 feet in the Argus Mountain Range, roughly 14 miles from the town of Trona, CA.    

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HEAVY METAL JURASSIC PARK

Sprinkled throughout the small desert town of Borrego Springs are 129 meticulously crafted metal sculptures. Enjoy the hunt!  

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EAGLE & HIGH PEAK MINE

There’s more to Julian, CA than Apple Pie.

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NOAH PURIFOY’S OUTDOOR DESERT ART MUSEUM

10 acres of environmental sculptures waste away in the Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree National Park.

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DESERT CHRIST PARK

Desert Bizarro: Exploring a slowly decaying Christian theme park outside Joshua Tree National Park.  

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SAN FRANCISQUITO POWER PLANT #1 & THE ST. FRANCIS DAM DISASTER

Exploring the remnants and history of the greatest American civil engineering failure of the 20th century that took the lives of 450-600 souls.  

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