Thanks, Ray! I skimmed through this, enjoying every minute, since I love archeology of interest to model railroaders. I'll come back another time and check out all the links, spend more time looking it over. Reminds me of my explorations in the West in '70.
Deano
Hi Ray,
I usually get to see you photos of the olde mine workings you seek out each year on a different web site. However I just spent well over an hour enjoying the photos, descriptions and the drone footage which is a great bonus this year. Given that I am unlikely ever to visit the SW States of the United States sharing your efforts and interests are most appreciated. For someone living in a very lush area of the UK the desert with all its various colourings and rock formations is a joy to see. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to 2018.
Alan, Oliver & North Fork Railroad
https://www.buckfast.org.uk/
If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there. Lewis Carroll English author & recreational mathematician (1832 - 1898)
Ray,
Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing! The drone imagery really enhances things.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
I finally finished getting all the photos and video from my 2017 Nevada and Mojave trip posted. Here's the full report:
http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Nevada_Trip_2017_Part_One.html
Lots of good reference for old buildings, ranches, mines, mills, etc. Note that there are some aerial photos and video of the facilities at the Nevada Northern RR Museum. I also got extensive photos of a well-preserved 1929 REA truck.
Here's a list of the ghost towns, mines, and scenic places I visited:
Osdick Road Mines, CAOsborne Camp, CARainbow Hills, NVFish Lake Valley, NVSawtooth Ridge, NVGabbs, NVDowneyville, NVHess Ranch, NVPetersons Mill, NVNew Pass Mine and Mill, NVMcCoy Mine - Wild Horse District, NVHome Station Well, NVDome Butte, NVStokes Castle - Austin, NVRuby Hill, NVBelmont Mine, NVBelmont Mill, NVHamilton, NVNevada Northern Railway Museum - Ely, NVTaylor Mine, NVLake Valley Marsh, NVEly Valley Mine, NVPioche, NV - MinesEast Belmont, NVClayton Valley, NV - Lithium worksBar Double 9 Ranch, NVMill Site Well, CACrater Sulfur Mine, CACinder Mines, CABoulder Pass, CACastle Mine, CA
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