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Wonder Mine

Wonder Mine

Back in February of 2012, Dan and I did some exploring to see what was left of this old mine. We had known about it for years but finally got around to actually getting up there. The hike was actually farther than we expected, but it was well worth the

Sand Flat Geoglyphs

Sand Flat Geoglyphs

In October 2010, we visited a very isolated geoglyph way out in the Great Basin desert, all by itself, on a basalt hill. It was an interesting discovery for us. There are some other Native American camps in the area, but no petroglyphs that I could find. But, besides the

Squaw Spring Petroglyphs

Squaw Spring Petroglyphs

We visited this Kawaiisu village and petroglyph site on a clear and cold January day. There are not many petroglyphs here, but it is an interesting site nonetheless. There are a few petroglyphs and grinding rocks to be found on the flat plateaus, but the majority of the petroglyphs are

Pinto Wye Arrastra

Pinto Wye Arrastra

An arrastra is a simple and primitive gold milling device. Heavy stones are dragged over gold ore to crush it. Mercury and water are added to the floor of the arrastra to create an amalgam and capture the gold. There is some mystery about who built and used this arrastra.

Pictograph Boulder at Queen Mountain

Pictograph Boulder at Queen Mountain

Back in 2012, I decided to go out to Joshua Tree National Park and see if I could find a small pictograph site hidden in a boulder field in the backcountry. I had a good idea of where it was, but you never know for sure, and I would still

Mineral County Single Stamp Mill

Mineral County Single Stamp Mill

In late spring of 2012, I was out exploring the hills around Mineral County in western Nevada with my friend Ed. (We were looking for old mines and cabins, of course.) We stumbled across this old mine site with some colorful tailings while hiking to another mine. We didn’t

Waucoba Line Cabin

Waucoba Line Cabin

In May of 2012, Micah and I took some time to go hiking and try and find a suspected cabin site high in the mountains. I wasn’t sure what we were going to find up there. I thought the only remains we would find of the old cabin site