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Dripping Springs Petroglyphs

Dripping Springs Petroglyphs

In the Plumosa Mountains of western Arizona, a small seep drips out of a cave in a solid rock cliff. It is a small oasis for animals in the otherwise arid Sonoran desert; people noticed it, too. Stacked stone walls of an old cabin remain just below the spring. On

Arcturus Mine and Buckwheat Wash Dunes

Arcturus Mine and Buckwheat Wash Dunes

Down in the southern end of Death Valley, a small group of mines lies hidden in a low set of hills. Also known as the Ibex, it was first prospected for copper and silver in the 1880s but was developed as a mine in 1914 by the Ibex Spring Mining

Caselton Mill

Caselton Mill

The mine, also known as the Combined Metals Mine, was first discovered in 1864 as a high-grade silver deposit. Prior to 1941, the ores were milled in Utah, which was costly to transport, but in 1937, an electric transmission line was put in from Hoover Dam just for the mines

Easy Pickings Cabin

Easy Pickings Cabin

This little, out-of-the-way cabin has been in pristine shape for a long time. I first visited the place in 2001 and was surprised to find the place so clean and in great shape. We made a return visit nine years later and found it to be in just as good

Perseverance Mine

Perseverance Mine

In 2006, we met up with a few old friends: Bill C., Lewis, Cat, Micah, Snow Nymph, Desert Mouse, Dan, Brian, and family, for this hike to a forgotten and seldom visited mine camp. We stayed up a little too late the night before, having a good time and reminiscing,

White Caps Mine

White Caps Mine

The 75-ton mill is the first thing you see when you come to this mine site. The mine was discovered in 1905 and first worked in 1912 for gold, later for mercury and antimony as the ore tenor changed with depth. The new mill was built in 1917, and the

Belleville Mine

Belleville Mine

The Belleville is a small mine and mill camp tucked away in the Telephone Canyon of the Pilot Mountains of Nevada. The mine is caved in now, but it was worked in the 1920s and 1930s for $42,000 in gold. It was lightly snowing when we stopped by for