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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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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

Echo Canyon Petroglyphs

Echo Canyon Petroglyphs

In 2009, I had a nice hike up this sandy canyon to check out some algae fossils and petroglyphs on limestone bedrock. Not much out here in these lonely hills of eastern Death Valley National Park. GPS

Jagged Spine Mine

Jagged Spine Mine

Off into the desert again, Dan and I went out to check out a 1930s to 1940s era mine in the wilds of the Death Valley backcountry. It was a bit of a hike and drive up there, but it was worth it. Seeing the winch, compressor, and furnace still

Old Crump Flat

Old Crump Flat

Dan and I had been wanting to go out here for some time. The site is not difficult to reach; we could just never seem to find the time to get out to this part of Death Valley. The rock shelter at Old Crump Flat turned out to be somewhat

The Gallery Pictograph Site

The Gallery Pictograph Site

Finding this incredible pictograph site took some time and a long hike. The site had been on our list for a long time, and after some searching, we finally found it. And what a site it is! It is reportedly a Ghost Dance site. No directions to this site. Please

Secret Panamint Tunnel

Secret Panamint Tunnel

In 1991, I found this little mining tunnel high in the Panamint Mountains, west of Death Valley. This adit is unique because it is filled with water and flowstone. It was beautiful inside. Tunnels like this in mines are rare, especially in the desert. Hopefully, the flowstone will continue to