I posted this as a page when it should have been blog entry. It is now in place, if out of order.
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Back to the North Nopah, now an easy drive since I have moved to Pahrump. The video on finding that air shaft last week is in my Insta library. #pahrump#hiking#exploring#nopah#geology#mining#history#deathvalleyarea#rocks#
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Climbing the draw slowly, foolishly with iPhone in hand. I wanted some footage in motion. #rocks#geology#hiking#nopahwilderness #mines#history@pahrump
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Madness continues. #pahrump#nopahwilderness#geology #geologistonboard #hiking #explore#inyocounty#mojavedesert#cave #mining
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Above the stone outbuildings and before entrance to the canyon. #geology #roadtrip #hiking #rocks#limestone#nopahwilderness #pahrump#inyocounty#geologist#geologistonboard #mines#mininghistory
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The mystery of these mines. If in fact they did exist. #hiking #geology#mining#explore#desert#mojave#inyocounty#pahrump#nopahwildernessarea #california #
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Damned tough hiking. Ankle breaking country, every step of the way. Loose limestone everywhere. Fell only once. Reminds me of the scree and talus you have to deal with to climb Pyramid Peak from the north in Desolation. At least I don’t have to climb 4,000 feet today. 👍Found this modern glass bottle at the limit of my hike. Screw top, seal not broken. Empty. Only litter I found along the hike except at the mine buildings. I have no idea where an entrance would have been. Evidence of natural voids in the earth high on the cliff. #hiking#geology#madness #geology #rocks#inyocounty#roadtrip #inyocountytourism #pahrump#explore
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Some miscellaneous from today. Video is from the south side of the wash, with wonderful shade. One picture is of what looks like a built up trail below the stone outbuildings. Leads to nowhere. T-post stakes represent newer claim holders but all mining claims ceased when the area moved into Wilderness status years ago. No inholders here. Was looking originally for zinc related minerals since I am into fluorescent minerals, glowing rocks. Supposedly, some zinc was mined here. Zinc is an activator. Interesting country, however, and there are trails south of this canyon. Probably not burro trails since I have seen none of them or their scat. #geology #nopahwilderness #rocks#mining#history#explore#prospecting#minerals#geologistonboard #pahrump
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How do you mike up an echo? Fairly decent response from the canyon walls but nothing picked up on my iRig microphone. Talking to myself in the wilderness. Again. A pHun fail. #echo#canyons#microphones#desert#audioproblems#nothingthere#thesoundsofsilence #epicfail