norma r wrote: Took a look through an old photo album and scanned a couple of my photos from May 1977.
Incredible. Thanks for going through the effort! It's really cool to have a few more *cough* vintage *cough* pictures floating around the net.
norma r wrote: Panamint City cabin.
This cabin, a little further up a small northern canyon is called "The Castle" were you able to drive up to it? Because now there's just a small trail leading over from the Hilton. It's got some very basic plumbing and lots of journal entries and history on the city.
norma r wrote: Our 4WD trucks below the silver mine smelter chimney. I do remember being scared when the canyon got so narrow i felt we were driving sideways to get through!
I'm amazed you didn't mention a winch. You'd have had to drive up those waterfalls at the start of the movie (or something resembling them).
norma r wrote: it was that long mine you mentioned that we walked in. No photos of it.
Here's my pictures from two trips if you're curious.
http://dav.me/gallery/v/hiking/Inyo/201 ... amintCity/
http://dav.me/gallery/v/hiking/Inyo/201 ... amintCity/
cougarmagic wrote:I don't know about mine exploration, but I love your videos! Really well done. And I'm glad your friend didn't die of course.
Thanks muchly!

I spent *so* long on this video (~3 hours per minute?) it's really nice to hear that you liked it. Sometimes it's easy to forget that people are bombarded with excellent YouTube videos all day long and take luke-warm response personally.
For anybody who hasn't been up to Panamint City, it's a bit of a drive, but I'd HIGHLY recommend it. My Towncar made it to the trailhead just fine and the hike's not so bad if you keep your pack light and use your water filter liberally. You can camp outside or in the cabins (if you're not not afraid of a little histoplasmosis). There's so much to see and photograph up there that you could fill an entire week with day trips from the cabins.
If you're into ghost towns this one gets five stars.