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Victory Mine

Victory Mine

In 2017, Boxy and I revisited this interesting little tungsten mine out in central Nevada. I first visited this mine in 2002. It was originally discovered in 1945 by W. L. Sovy, Jack Southerland, and Albert Brown. In 1949, it was purchased by J. S. Dougan and associates, who formed

Monolith Alcove Pictographs

Monolith Alcove Pictographs

In early 2016, I met up with DarthJenni and JP to do some exploring in the backcountry of Joshua Tree. We went on a slightly longer-than-normal hike into a seemingly endless maze of granite boulders, arches, and spires. It was almost enough to get lost in. We wandered through an

Atlas Gold Bar Mill

Atlas Gold Bar Mill

We found this huge abandoned gold mill out in Nevada a few years back. It is similar in size and scope to the Atlanta Mill that we visited some time ago. This mill was abandoned in the 90s and has sat idle since. Vandals have ransacked some of the place,

Eureka Croesus Mine

Eureka Croesus Mine

Not far from the Diamond Tunnel is the Eureka Croesus Mine, also known as the California Tunnel. Set up in the 1870s (in the early days of the mining district), it was never a large operation but is interesting today because of the equipment left behind. A double drum hoist

Circle Sun Valley Pictographs

Circle Sun Valley Pictographs

While hiking in the backcountry of Joshua Tree over the winter, the good folks over at Peregriff and I came across this small pictograph site. There isn’t much to the site, just a simple rock shelter with a handful of red pictographs on the ceiling, but it is an

Sky Cross Pictographs

Sky Cross Pictographs

Deep in the wilderness of Joshua Tree National Park is a site that I call the Sky Cross Pictographs. This is a rather large rock shelter with unusual red lines painted across a domed ceiling. The lines form arches across the ceiling, reminding me of the night sky. There is

Meadows Gold Dredge

Meadows Gold Dredge