Trail to the mines departs the landing to the south (view S) |
Hikers below rock wall (view S) |
Looking back at hiker above the stone wall (view N) |
The trail turns north and climbs the crest of the ridge (view N) |
Old wheelbarrow (view N) |
Old building or tent site (view E) |
Collapsed building (view W) |
Hiker continuing up the trail (view NE) |
Mid-level landing with mine opening and rusty pipe (view N) |
Mid-level landing (view S towards the lower landing) |
Cable netting covering a mine shaft |
Mine shaft (view down through the cable netting) |
Mine opening and rusty pipe (view N) |
Barricade inside the mine (pipe continues into mine) |
Mine adit (pipe may have been for fresh air; view through grate) |
Mid-level landing (view S towards the lower landing) |
Mid-level landing (view N towards upper mines) |
Hiker on trail to upper mines (view NE) |
Hiker on trail to upper mines (view NE) |
At switchback, foundation for steam engine winch (view E) |
Foundation for steam engine winch, cable, and rock wall (view N) |
Hikers continuing towards upper mines (view W) |
Rock wall supports structures above the trail (view W) |
Faded signs: what can't we do here? (view W) |
Hiker in the upper mines area (lots of openings here; view W) |
Hikers heading towards the uppermost mines (view NW) |
Hikers in upper mines area (lots of openings here; view W) |
Covered mine opening |
Backfilled mine adit |
Hiker on trail passing mine debris (view N) |
Hikers on trail passing mine debris (view N) |
Chainlink fence at uppermost mine openings (view N) |
Chainlink fence and barbed-wire block entry to mines (view N) |
From uppermost mines, trail continues up over the ridge (view W) |
Uppermost mine entrance (view NW through fence) |
mine entrance (view NW through fence) |
Upper water tank (view E) |
Upper water tank and the end of the rusty water pipe (view SW) |
Upper water tank (National Tank & Mfg. Co., L.A. Cal; view W) |
Upper mine area (view E from water tank) |
Upper mine area (view S from water tank) |
Upper mine area (view SW from water tank) |
More fencing near the top (view N) |
Mine shaft near the top with cable netting (view E) |
Looking back (view NE departing the upper mine area) |
Mine to the east of the main upper mine area (view NE) |
Mine shafts (view through metal grating) |
More mines to the east of the main upper mine area (view NE) |
Interesting minerals |
Interesting minerals |
Grand views from upper-east-most mine (view SW) |
Returning past the metal grated mine shafts (view SW) |
Descending from the upper mine area (view S) |
Descending towards the mid-level landing area (view SW) |
Returning towards the lower landing (view NW) |
More to come ... |