Solitary Relic of a Bygone Era....

Photo by Scott Schwartz

For over 1,000 years, man has occupied the El Paso Mountain Range.  First, there were Native Americans, who hunted and traded in the area. By the nineteenth century,white men were settling here, as they searched for treasure in the form of gold, and other precious metals.  

Today, a few hobbyists still prospect in the El Paso Mountains.  Most visitors, however, ride or drive off-road vehicles along the trails that meander through the area.

But when the motorcycle noise fades into the wind, one can almost hear the sounds of the jack hammers and the ore carts, as one stares up at the rotting wooden head frames that dot some of the hills here.