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Bickel Camp (El Paso Mountains) 27 Aug 2013 | 01:20 am
Near the city of Ridgecrest lies numerous old mining camps, one of the most well know by folks that traverse the El Paso Mountains, is Bickel Camp. Walt Bickel came to the El Paso Mountains in the 1...
Spanish Smelter 26 Aug 2013 | 08:33 pm
Located at an elevation of 6,161 feet, in the San Bernardino Mountains, the easiest access is via Forest Service Route 2N02 (Burns Canyon Rd.). Where 2N02 intersects with 2N61Y, turn on 2N61Y. Fol...
The Ballarat Bandit 21 Aug 2013 | 09:46 pm
George Robert Johnston (1954–2004), better known as the Ballarat Bandit or as John Doe #39-04, was a Canadian-born burglar who gained nationwide attention as he spent the last several years of his lif...
Bonanza Gulch (El Paso Mountains) 21 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
The Bonanza Gulch story is spotty, and filled with fabrications and myths. Bonanza Gulch was once a bustling mining community. In December of 1893, the first good gold was struck, and the rush was ...
Black Tank Wash & Aiken Arch Petroglyphs/Pictographs (Mojave National Preserve) 20 Aug 2013 | 10:38 pm
Black Tank Wash is situated in the Aiken Cinder Cone field, in the northwest section of the Mojave National Preserve. It runs southwest, for roughly 12-miles, through the Cinder Cone field. The wash ...
Ludlow, CA 20 Aug 2013 | 04:40 am
The town of Ludlow was created in 1883 as a water stop along the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. Despite being a water stop, there wasn’t any water to speak of in Ludlow. All of the water was hauled in...
Amboy, CA 20 Aug 2013 | 04:08 am
It is widely believed that Amboy’s beginnings are traced to the Southern Pacific rail road running its rails through the town site in 1883. When in actuality the earliest beginnings go back to 1858, w...
Hole-In-The-Wall (Rings Loop Trail) (Mojave National Preserve) 13 Aug 2013 | 01:23 am
Hole-In-The-Wall is one of the more popular destinations in the Mojave National Preserve, both for its natural beauty as well as being one of only two established camp grounds and visitor centers, i...
Chambless, CA 9 Aug 2013 | 10:53 pm
James Albert Chambless established a homestead near the National Trails Road and Cadiz Road in the early 1920’s. A store was built on this property in the late 1920’s, after the National Trails Road w...
Daggett, CA 9 Aug 2013 | 10:40 pm
The town of Daggett was founded in the 1860′s under the name Calico Junction. It was renamed Daggett after Lieutenant Governor of California, John Daggett in 1883 to avoid confusion with the then bust...
