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Death Valley-Southern

Southern Death Valley region of California, including the Greenwater, Funeral, Black, Owlhead, and Panamint mountain ranges

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MacClatchie Power Mine

MacClatchie Power Mine

A long hike into the Death Valley region led us to this small mining operation. Judging from the artifacts found at the site, the mine was probably worked during the 1930s Depression and WWII eras. Inside the mine is an ore car, which is always an amazing find. Seeing a

Jayhawker Spring Petroglyphs

Jayhawker Spring Petroglyphs

The Jayhawkers are famous for their harrowing journey through the unexplored lands of Death Valley in 1849 on their way to reach the fabled gold fields of California’s Mother Lode. They made it, but only after burning their wagons and ditching some of their possessions. They are likely the

Scallywag Mine

Scallywag Mine

The mine is really called the Jubilee Lead Mine but everyone calls it the Scallywag Mine because of a road sign mounted on the ore bin with that name at the mine. One wonders where that sign came from. The mine is more recently worked than many out in Death

Alice Hunt Pictograph Shelter

Alice Hunt Pictograph Shelter

A few years ago, a few friends and I went out to search for some rock art sites in a canyon in Death Valley. It was still pretty early in the season, so it wasn’t hot yet. We were hunting for some petroglyph and pictograph sites in the canyon.

Camel Track Canyon

Camel Track Canyon

My friends, Larry and Janene from Moby Goes, took us on a little trip over to what I’m calling “Camel Track” Canyon out in Death Valley country. The actual small canyon is unnamed on the map. A cross-country hike led us into a small canyon filled with sedimentary rocks,

Death Valley Incinerator

Death Valley Incinerator

Dan and I visited a little-known incinerator inside Death Valley National Park. It is an interesting little site. There are bits of historic trash here and there, but not too much else. Amazingly, this isn’t the only one in the park. I've been asked not to disclose

Sheep Creek Springs Cabin

Sheep Creek Springs Cabin

The historic Sheep Creek Springs Cabin (Sheep Creek Cabin) was removed by the Barstow Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in late October 2011. The BLM paid contractors $3,495 to remove the cabin. A mining camp sprang up here in 1906. Miners prospected for gold and silver in the hills