Gunmetal Mine
I first visited this mine on a trip in 2002 with a few friends, and although I’ve been in the area many times over the years, it wasn’t until 2010 that Dan and I happened to stop by again to take a few more photos. I should also
Sylvania Mill
This mine was discovered in the early 1870s and was worked first by Mexicans. In 1909, the Clair family bought the claims and worked for a long time after.
The mill has been heavily vandalized over the years. It doesn’t look like this anymore, as many of the artifacts
Santa Fe Mine
Back in early 2012, Ed and I stopped by a mine in the Santa Fe district near Luning. The old mines in the district were discovered in 1879 and worked on and off until the 1920s. This mine was probably part of a larger group of mines, namely the Luning
Sand Flat Geoglyphs
In October 2010, we visited a very isolated geoglyph way out in the Great Basin desert, all by itself, on a basalt hill. It was an interesting discovery for us. There are some other Native American camps in the area, but no petroglyphs that I could find. But, besides the
Mineral County Single Stamp Mill
In late spring of 2012, I was out exploring the hills around Mineral County in western Nevada with my friend Ed. (We were looking for old mines and cabins, of course.) We stumbled across this old mine site with some colorful tailings while hiking to another mine. We didn’t
1900's Blacksmith Cabin
I met up with my hiking buddy, Ed, in 2012, and we ventured out into the Western Nevada desert. We did a few five-hour hikes to remote and long-forgotten miner’s cabins tucked away in the hills.
There were no roads, heck, there wasn’t even a trail. We went
Palmetto Wash Petroglyphs
Over the years, I have visited this small petroglyph site many times. Just off of highway NV 266, it makes for a nice spot to take a break from driving.
During a recent visit with my family, we were saddened to find some drill holes had been made into the