Four Wheel Drive and the Bonanza Trail....

Although mining activity in Bonanza Gulch dates back to the nineteenth century, this post office was probably built during the 1930's, as per the sign.  Photo by Scott Schwartz

Bonanza Gulch is a fascinating area, and old miner's dugouts are sprinkled throughout the area.  Legend has it that Chinese miners were entombed in some of the old mines, in deliberately "engineered" cave-ins.  See my earlier posts about the El Paso Mountains.

Trail maps that cover the El Paso Mountains are available through an organization that is known as the :Friends of Jawbone (www.jawbone.org/‎).