I guess my great-great-grandfather struck it rich with this mine in the late 1800s. Unfortunately mining made him sick. He spent his wealth trying to make himself better before ultimately dying of miner's lung without much left to his name. Sad story!
We had to do some major off-roading to get there, which the guys of course loved. Sean and my dad assured me it was nothing compared to the stuff they climb in Moab, but it was plenty steep for me!
The red arrow at the top is pointing to the mine.
Group shot
Great-great-grandfather's luxurious "cabin"
Not much left inside
This little guy is the only occupant these days!
One of the mine entrances
Hoping to strike it rich! We found a tiny bit of gold dust and Sean found a rock with what we think is silver-- that's what we're choosing to believe anyway :)
We had a great time and it was nice to do something out of the ordinary. I kept imagining living out there in that tiny cabin. Apparently there were indian attacks in that area all the time-- must have been quite the life!
5 comments:
How interesting, fun, and different! That's so cool that his mine and cabin are still actually there to see. What a neat experience.
So cool. I hope that rock really does have silver in it. What a fun weekend!!
$1340.00 an ounce? Where is your headlamp??? Love the panoramic photos, just wonderful.
Great photos Jen! I'm glad you kids came along and had fun. I know I did. And thanks for making me breakfast too!
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That is awesome! Seriously fun!
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