View this post on InstagramBack 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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View this post on InstagramClimbing 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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View this post on InstagramMadness continues. #pahrump#nopahwilderness#geology #geologistonboard #hiking #explore#inyocounty#mojavedesert#cave #mining
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View this post on InstagramAbove 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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View this post on InstagramThe mystery of these mines. If in fact they did exist. #hiking #geology#mining#explore#desert#mojave#inyocounty#pahrump#nopahwildernessarea #california #
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View this post on InstagramDamned 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
View this post on InstagramSome 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