Mojave Desert: Bickel's cabin..

Home, sweet home:  Inside Walt Bickel's cabin. Photograph by Scott Schwartz.

Mojave Desert Diary: The life of Walt Bickel....

Remains of a life; Walt Bickel made his home here, in Last Chance Canyon.  Photograph by Scott Schwartz.

Mojave Desert prospector's camp- Walt Bickel...

This is an air compressor that Mr. Bickel mounted on a Packard car chassis.

Photograph by Scott Schwartz..

And below, is the car body that was removed from the chassis.

Photograph by Scott Schwartz.

Old mining camp: Walt Bickel's camp.

Old Datsun pick-up, parked at Bickel Camp.  For more information about Walt Bickel and
the life he led, here in Last Chance Canyon, see my much earlier posts.  Photograph by Scott Schwartz.

Mojave Desert- Bickel Camp..

This old bulldozer is just one of the many old machines that still remain at Bickel Camp.

Photograph by Scott Schwartz.

Talc mine-Bonanza Trail..

The pumice in this mine is the fine ash from a volcano that erupted roughly six million years ago.  This is the Holly Mine, which operated from 1939 through the early 1950's.

Photograph by Scott Schwartz.

The mine can be accessed from the Bonanza Trail, in the El Paso Mountains.  Of course, it is best to stay out of any open mines; they are dangerous!

Old Prospector's Cabin...

This is the interior of Walt Bickel's cabin; for more information about the man and his camp in the El Paso's, see my much earlier posts.  Photograph by Scott Schwartz.