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These trips have GPS waypoints (but not necessarily detailed directions). GPS waypoints are limited to paid subscribers. GPS coordinates are in Degrees unless otherwise stated. WGS84 Datum. Be sure to scroll down to load posts.

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Sprucemont Ghost Town

Sprucemont Ghost Town

Sprucemont (really called Spruce Mountain) was actually a few mining camps spread across Spruce Mountain. First mined for lead-silver ore in 1869, it was a long-lived and successful mining area. The mines here produced ore all the way into WWII, almost a hundred years worth. The mines are now caved,

Fan Mine

Fan Mine

This is a small mine out in the East Mojave. History is vague on this prospect, but it is probably old and reworked a few times. The mine consists of a few short adits, one with a winze filled with crystal clear water and a small stope. Outside the mine

Lone Warrior Pictograph

Lone Warrior Pictograph

The Lone Warrior Pictograph is all by himself in the San Rafael Swell country of the Utah desert near Swasey's Cabin. He is a Barrier Canyon style warrior figure and well worth a visit. GPS

Crescent Peak Arrastra

Crescent Peak Arrastra

I visited a fairly modern arrastra in Southern Nevada in 2019. It is mostly intact, with the drag stones still in place. That is a rare find! The district was worked prehistorically for turquoise, but there are some small gold deposits here. A shallow shaft and other prospects are behind

Brooklyn Mine (Boulder Creek District)

Brooklyn Mine (Boulder Creek District)

I couldn’t find much history on this spot, only that it was worked on in 1907 for silver, lead, zinc, and some copper. Reportedly, it was an underground hydraulic operation to wash ore out of the vein. That must have been something to see. On the surface, you can

Ancient Tomales Wall

Ancient Tomales Wall

Out on Tomales Point, a peninsula that juts out into the Pacific Ocean in Point Reyes, is an ancient Native American rock alignment. The Coastal Miwok tribe, whose ancestors are believed to have built it, call it the “Spirit Jumping Off Rocks.” In a place where there are few other

U2 Joshua Tree

U2 Joshua Tree

I found what I was looking for... The famous U2 Joshua Tree. It fell over many years ago and now is a shrine to the band and the album. It is surprisingly easy to reach and not in Joshua Tree National Park. Directions