Remote Mine Joshua Tree NP
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:58 pm
Its been a while since I've Done anything trip report worthy, but this week i ended up going to a place I have been wanting to go for a couple years. I had no idea where this mine complex was, information on the internet was scarce and not very helpful for locating this site.
I drove out to Joshua tree and started my hike out into an area of the park that doesn't get much tourist traffic. Starting off I hiked about an hour and a half in the wrong basin/canyon system it was a nice waste of time although it was hot (87) and it drained my water supply pretty fast.
DSC_0950 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
DSC_0931 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
I was finding timbers and cans in the wash so I figured I was in the right area. Eventually I figured out I where I was and headed about 2mi across washes and ankle turning rocks to the correct wash. I found few collapsed shacks and a mine adit.
DSC_1004 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
not long after the shacks I came around a small hill and the full site came into view
DSC_1027 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
closer
DSC_1036 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
inside had a few old bottles and the walls were lined with antique wallpaper and newspaper.
DSC_1046 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
DSC_1104 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
outside in cabin in the enclosed patio.
DSC_1063 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
about 200 yards up the wash along an old road was another cabin.
DSC_1150 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
inside the cabin is a small kitchen complete with fridge, oven, and range burner. all inoperable but very cool to see the luxury they had out in this random canyon.
DSC_1195 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
DSC_1167 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
outside of each of the cabins was a huge trash dump with furniture, toilets, anything that was once in the cabin seems to have been yanked out and scattered about.
I continued along the old road another mile past this 3 smaller cabin. there was nothing inside, but checking out the construction was interesting. it looks like someone tried to fix the roof with modern materials... boo
up at the upper mine workings I found a small workshop and an open shaft. A bunch of old cans with old style logos sat in a pile in the workshop.
DSC_0010 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
tools
DSC_1296 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
DSC_1288 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
not much inside this mine only some old ventilation tubing the shaft isnt very deep either.
the views up at the upper mine were great.
DSC_1251 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
DSC_1260 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
DSC_0113 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
last stop was the lower mine workings on my way out.
remains of an old ball mill, workshop, and mine awaited me.
DSC_0061 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
a lot of leftovers, including a few jars of cyanide.
DSC_0088 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
DSC_0119 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
DSC_0073 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
a big compressor/generator thingymabobber
the mine itself was bat caged. this may have been recent. A single fuel filter was left outside the bat cage and a box full of never used in original packaging. lots of trash/remnants of the mining here.
DSC_0102 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
after exploring i walked out a few miles across the open desert back to my car.
DSC_0163 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
I walked across and old WW2 training ground and found what looks like a rifle mounted grenade or something. maybe a sno cone maker, i dont know what patton's training was like.
DSC_0188 by Scott Richardson, on Flickr
great day exploring the desert.
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I drove out to Joshua tree and started my hike out into an area of the park that doesn't get much tourist traffic. Starting off I hiked about an hour and a half in the wrong basin/canyon system it was a nice waste of time although it was hot (87) and it drained my water supply pretty fast.
DSC_0950 by Scott Richardson, on FlickrDSC_0931 by Scott Richardson, on FlickrI was finding timbers and cans in the wash so I figured I was in the right area. Eventually I figured out I where I was and headed about 2mi across washes and ankle turning rocks to the correct wash. I found few collapsed shacks and a mine adit.
DSC_1004 by Scott Richardson, on Flickrnot long after the shacks I came around a small hill and the full site came into view
DSC_1027 by Scott Richardson, on Flickrcloser
DSC_1036 by Scott Richardson, on Flickrinside had a few old bottles and the walls were lined with antique wallpaper and newspaper.
DSC_1046 by Scott Richardson, on FlickrDSC_1104 by Scott Richardson, on Flickroutside in cabin in the enclosed patio.
DSC_1063 by Scott Richardson, on Flickrabout 200 yards up the wash along an old road was another cabin.
DSC_1150 by Scott Richardson, on Flickrinside the cabin is a small kitchen complete with fridge, oven, and range burner. all inoperable but very cool to see the luxury they had out in this random canyon.
DSC_1195 by Scott Richardson, on FlickrDSC_1167 by Scott Richardson, on Flickroutside of each of the cabins was a huge trash dump with furniture, toilets, anything that was once in the cabin seems to have been yanked out and scattered about.
I continued along the old road another mile past this 3 smaller cabin. there was nothing inside, but checking out the construction was interesting. it looks like someone tried to fix the roof with modern materials... boo
up at the upper mine workings I found a small workshop and an open shaft. A bunch of old cans with old style logos sat in a pile in the workshop.
DSC_0010 by Scott Richardson, on Flickrtools
DSC_1296 by Scott Richardson, on FlickrDSC_1288 by Scott Richardson, on Flickrnot much inside this mine only some old ventilation tubing the shaft isnt very deep either.
the views up at the upper mine were great.
DSC_1251 by Scott Richardson, on FlickrDSC_1260 by Scott Richardson, on FlickrDSC_0113 by Scott Richardson, on Flickrlast stop was the lower mine workings on my way out.
remains of an old ball mill, workshop, and mine awaited me.
DSC_0061 by Scott Richardson, on Flickra lot of leftovers, including a few jars of cyanide.
DSC_0088 by Scott Richardson, on FlickrDSC_0119 by Scott Richardson, on FlickrDSC_0073 by Scott Richardson, on Flickra big compressor/generator thingymabobber
the mine itself was bat caged. this may have been recent. A single fuel filter was left outside the bat cage and a box full of never used in original packaging. lots of trash/remnants of the mining here.
DSC_0102 by Scott Richardson, on Flickrafter exploring i walked out a few miles across the open desert back to my car.
DSC_0163 by Scott Richardson, on FlickrI walked across and old WW2 training ground and found what looks like a rifle mounted grenade or something. maybe a sno cone maker, i dont know what patton's training was like.
DSC_0188 by Scott Richardson, on Flickrgreat day exploring the desert.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/98779591@ ... 4817096906 Full Pictures
