In 2009, I had a nice hike up this sandy canyon to check out some algae fossils and petroglyphs on limestone bedrock. Not much out here in these lonely hills of eastern Death Valley National Park.
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Emmett's Lone Tree Cabin
High in the rugged Panamint Mountains, in the shadow of lofty Manly Peak, sits a humble aluminum-sided cabin that represents one of Death Valley's last authentic prospecting camps. This was the base of operations for Emmett Harder, one of Death Valley's final true desert prospectors, who
Peter B. Kyne's Hideout
High above Redlands Canyon in the southern Panamint Mountains of Death Valley lies what local legend claims was a secret camp of Western author Peter B. Kyne. The remote site, accessed via Striped Butte Valley, features a large stacked-rock tent platform perched precariously on the mountainside, offering sweeping views of
Lower Monarch Canyon Mine
After scouting the Indian Mine in the upper reaches of Monarch Canyon of Death Valley, we turned our sights on a solitary adit in the lower part of the canyon. I couldn't find any history on this little prospect, but after heading out there, I'd guess