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Greene Denner Drake Mill

Greene Denner Drake Mill

Tucked away in a small canyon just off of Emigrant Canyon/Wildrose Road, on the slopes of the northern Panamint Mountains at 5,020 feet elevation, sits the Greene-Denner-Drake Mill. Forever in the shadow of its more famous neighbor, Skidoo, this quiet spot sees few visitors. This little camp contains

May Lundy Mine

May Lundy Mine

Just northwest of Mono Lake lies Lundy Canyon, home to a Mono County campground, a large lake, and a small resort with a few cabins and campsites. Most visitors today come for the fishing, hiking, and fall color, probably unaware that this quiet area was once home to a booming

Tip Top Mine

Tip Top Mine

Big Emma Mine

Big Emma Mine

Hidden in the mountains just northwest of Mono Lake lie two of the most beautiful canyons in the Eastern Sierra, Lundy and Lake Canyons. Perched high on the wall of Lake Canyon, in a seemingly unreachable location, sits the remains of the Big Emma gold mine. This adventurous all-day hike

Graham Mine

Graham Mine

Prospectors flooded into the southern Black Mountains during the Greenwater mining boom of the early 1900s, scouring every canyon and wash. The Rhodes Spring area as well as Virgin Spring Canyon saw intermittent activity, with limited productive mining resulting (See Lost Rhodes Mine). The remote location with its subsequent high

Greenwater Canyon Petroglyphs

Greenwater Canyon Petroglyphs

The Greenwater Petroglyphs comprise two distinct sites scattered along Greenwater Canyon in Death Valley. Etched into the Pleistocene-era Funeral formation basalt and volcanics, these ancient markings represent a significant Great Basin Abstract rock art collection in the California desert region. One thing that makes this site particularly remarkable is the

White River Narrows Petroglyphs

White River Narrows Petroglyphs

White River Narrows is an ancient gallery etched into the volcanic landscape of eastern Nevada, containing one of the largest concentrations of prehistoric rock art in the region. The winding canyon was carved by the White River during the Pleistocene Ice Age (2.5 million to 11,700 years ago)