Last week I discovered some outbuildings to an old mine on the east side of this particular hill in the North Nopah WA. Today, I was trying to find some clues to the west side claims that make up the old Nopah Group. No luck today, the heat too great to stay out too long.
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View this post on InstagramA little video and some stills of a quick hike into the North Nopah WA this morning. #geology #roadtrip #quartz #hiking #rocks#rockhounding#inyocounty#pahrump#mines#minerals#explore#getoutdoors#mojavedesertcalifornia
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View this post on InstagramI always want to climb into canyons, even if they dead end, take hours to explore, or prove nearly impossible to come back down. #mojavedesert #quartz #rockhound #hiking #roadtrip#inyocounty#mining#prospecting #nopahwilderness
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View this post on InstagramPretty country when it’s not trying to kill you. #mojavedesert #prospecting #geology #hiking #rocks#inyocounty#roadtrip#pahrump#geologyrocks#limestone #nopahwilderness
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View this post on InstagramLast notes for today from the field. Quartzite shown dry in the video, dry and wet in the still photos. #geology #quartz #rockhound #hiking #explore#lapidary#mojave#mojavedesert#pahrump#explore#inyocounty#nopahwilderness #
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