Abandon Mines

Dave K

Dave K

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Off-Road Ranger I

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Tracy California, USA
First Name
Dave
Last Name
K
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KK6PXJ
Anybody else enjoy exploring abandon mines? I have started looking at and exploring more and more of them. I enjoy using them as destinations to build trips around. Usually good history, artifacts, etc. I am starting to get further off the beaten path with them and entering deeper into them. Anyone else?
 
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I have been into mine exploration since my youth. I kind of stopped for many years, but recently decided to get back into it. I found out I had several great uncles that were miners in my area and the mines are still filed under our family name.
 
I just recently started looking at a similar way of putting a trip route together. I have never really been into this type of thing, but once I started reading some articles, mostly on the Desert USA web-site, I've gotten very intrigued with the possibilities. I was also amazed at the amount of locations right in my own back yard.
 
I’ve never researched it but I want to say there are some access issues at New Idira? Some one may chime in here.
 
Well.. Some quick searching proves my memory a bit foggy. I must be thinking of another place.

New Idria & Clear Creek, San Benito County, California

*WORK IN PROGRESS, STILL EDITING/UPLOADING VIDEOS TO YOUTUBE* I've been wanting to explore down this way for a while so I finally picked a weekend, grabbed a few friends and off we went. Here's a few pictures and some dash cam footage of our trip. According to Google Maps, it is 100-something...
www.overlandbound.com www.overlandbound.com

Looks kind cool. Fits this time of year well it would seem anyway.
 
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