In 1904 Jack Keane and Domingo Etcharren, “the one-eyed Basque butcher of Ballarat", searched for silver deposits in Death Valley. They explored the Funeral Mountains on the east side of the valley. Domingo abandoned the search but Keane continued to scout the area. Instead of silver ore, he located a ledge of gold ore. Keane and Etcharren established and patented eighteen mining ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
Death Valley, California
I love visiting Death Valley during the winter. It's amazing how Beatty can be freezing cold while 40 miles away Death Valley can be crazy hot. Day 1 of our 2019 visit The day did not go as planned! We splurged and rented a Jeep to go 4-wheeling and see the sailing rocks. It was supposed to be the highlight of the trip. Instead, this is how my kids remember the day: "Remember the ... VIEW POST
Bluestone Mill and Mine Trip
Did you did anything fun this weekend? Thankfully the smoke decreased so I was able to enjoy the outdoors. A quick run Saturday to look for the Power Couple. It was a beautiful and a much needed drive but no bald eagles. Edelweiss opened my recovery bag made a chew toy of my winch controller. I didn’t realize her bone wasn’t in the Jeep. Thankfully Hubby spliced the cable back together ... VIEW POST
Dundergerg Lode Mill Certificate
Thank you Richard for my new prize possession! During our tour of Aurora last week Richard gave me an original certificate for the Dundergerg Lode Mill in Munckton. And a wonderful book about lawlessness in Aurora and Bodie. I will be updating my Munckton post with a picture of my own certificate not a stock photo. The smoke blew out some and I hope to explore this weekend. I’m sure my ... VIEW POST
Bishop Petroglyphs, California
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow On a family ghost town trip in the Eastern Sierras we came across petroglphys. In the Bishop area there are three separate groupings of petroglyphs: Fish Slough, Red Canyon and The Chidago. I would love to go back and explore the area more. Visited 6-2005, 2003 ... VIEW POST
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