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 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 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 MoreGHOST CAMP[ING] IN THE MOJAVE DESERT: A PHOTO ESSAY
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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 MoreTUNGSTEN TOWN: THE GHOST OF ATOLIA, CA
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This once booming mining town of over 2000 people included a dairy, four restaurants, a movie theater, and the “Bucket of Blood” saloon. Today, it sits abandoned slowly succumbing to the harsh desert elements that surround it.
Read MoreSHASTA CITY : SHASTA STATE HISTORIC PARK
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On the road between Redding and the California Coast, sits a once-thriving and now picturesque gold rush ghost town nestled in the hills along the Trinity River.
Read MoreHARD LUCK MINE CASTLE
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A private tour of Randy Johnston’s remote 4-story, 8,000-square-foot desert castle which has been under construction for the past 16 years.
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