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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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Wildrose Pictographs

Wildrose Pictographs

This is a small pictograph site in Wildrose Canyon inside Death Valley. Most of these pictographs have faded due to weathering and time, but a few vibrant ones remain. No directions to this site. If you visit this hidden spot, please respect it. Soon, these pictographs will be gone forever.

Greenwater Canyon Pictographs

Greenwater Canyon Pictographs

Dan, Niki, and Jamie (of Dzrtgrls fame), Alysia, my dad, and I went on a long and blistering hike in late April of 2006 to try to find a set of pictographs in Greenwater Canyon. They are not easy to find and require some searching across a few canyons by

Big Bell Mine

Big Bell Mine

The Big Bell mine was discovered in 1904 by Johnnie Cyty, a prospector with the nickname “Johnnie-behind-the-Gun.” He earned this name because he was known to draw his machine pistol on more than one heated occasion. Johnnie optioned out the mine for a small fortune, but the operators only worked

Panamint City Pictographs

Panamint City Pictographs

Panamint City is mainly known for its mining boom, but it also has some lesser-known native American sites, and what awesome sites they are! It is a bit of a trek to get up there these days, and probably best done as an overnight backpack. The trip is well worth

Panamint Wickiup #1

Panamint Wickiup #1

There are a few petroglyph sites high in the Panamint mountains, but the main attraction here is the village site with its lone remaining wickiup. I would bet there are more around. We visited the area in 2007. The hike up to this area isn’t that bad, but you

Franklin Stamp Mill

Franklin Stamp Mill

This seems like the most improbable location for a stamp mill. It is right on a steep cliff, and there doesn't appear to be any mine workings here. This is, however, the original site of the Chloride Cliff Mine. It was discovered by A. J. Franklin in 1871

Palin Mine

Palin Mine

Palin is not the real name of this mine, and I was asked not to say much about it other than its standby status, awaiting the price of ore to become profitable again. It has some neat equipment inside, mainly a hoist used to haul ore cars up from lower