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WALL STREET MILL & THE DESERT QUEEN MINE: JTNP

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: January 1, 2015
Category: Mines/Ghost Towns

One of the most successful mines and one of the best preserved mills within Joshua Tree National Park.

THE SNOWY RUINS OF WONDERLAND RANCH: JTNP

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: January 1, 2015
Category: Abandoned, Mines/Ghost Towns

A New Year’s Day hike through the ruins of Wonderland Ranch in Joshua Tree National Park after a fresh snowfall.

SALT CREEK HILLS & THE ASHFORD MILL RUINS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: June 22, 2014
Category: Mines/Ghost Towns, Nature/Hikes

Located just outside the southeastern tip of the National Park boundary, the Salt Creek Hills are designated as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC).

BACK ALLEY DEATH VALLEY: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: February 2, 2014
Category: Mines/Ghost Towns

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.

THE CHICAGO OF THE WEST: RHYOLITE, NV

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: February 1, 2014
Category: Abandoned, Mines/Ghost Towns

The ghost town of Rhyolite & the odd outsider art installations that surround it.

CERRO GORDO SMELTER: KEELER, CA

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: February 1, 2014
Category: Mines/Ghost Towns

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

RUTH MINE & CAMP

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: January 29, 2014
Category: Abandoned, Mines/Ghost Towns

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.

EAGLE & HIGH PEAK MINE

Post By: stRAyNGER
Date: January 25, 2014
Category: Mines/Ghost Towns

There’s more to Julian, CA than Apple Pie. In 1869, A.E. “Fred” Coleman, a former slave established the first mining district in the area. Ten bucks gets you a fun filled guided tour deep underground in these two mines dating […]