This image was created with my DJI Phantom drone, while it was flying over Mesquite Canyon. The creasote plants seem to be poking through the gound.
Merry Christmas to all of my readers!
My love for California's Mojave Desert exposed!
Monday, December 24, 2018
Monday, December 17, 2018
Lost Lake: Hidden wash...
It amazes me that these isolated areas are located right near major thoroughfares, like the 15 Freeway.
Here, my drone traces part of a trail, near the rock formations. This spot is located about a half-mile from Lost Lake. The 15 Freeway lies just beyond the hills in the background.
Monday, December 10, 2018
Saturday, December 1, 2018
Cajon Pass Juxtaposition: Drone Image...
Again, I caught something interesting with my drone's camera, last weekend:
I thought that the combination of the power lines, traffic, mountains, and clouds just make for an interesting photo!
Cajon Pass: Sign of an overgrown trail?
Monday, November 26, 2018
Joshua Tree/Twentynine Palms: The Dale Mining District...
The area that makes up Joshua Tree National Park was was first referred to in an 1853 railroad survey, that was conducted by a Lt. R.S. Williamson.
In his journal, Williamson wrote: "A mountain range extends from the San Bernardino Mountains in a southeasterly direction nearly, if not quite, to the Colorado (River.) Between these mountains and the mountains of the Mohave nothing is known of the country. I have never heard of a white man who had penetrated it."
However, mining activity did not begin in the Twentynine Palms area until 1873. Several mines sprung up in the area, with names such as the "Blue Jay," the "Cora," and the "Frying Pan."
Over time, prospectors searched for gold in the rocky hills to the east, over looking Pinto Basin. Because water was found nearby, the town of Virginia Dale was founded in this area.
So, why was the town called "Virginia Dale?" The reason is lost to the mists of time, but Virgina Dale may have been the first child born in the camp which eventually became the town.
The mine that was known as the "Virginia Dale" was actually three mines, the first of which was developed in 1885 by two men: T.B. Lyon and ...."Chuckwalla" Wilson.
As the miners worked further south east, the town moved with them.
The population of one of the Dale camps is supposed to have peaked at three thousand people. However, only eight people remained in Dale township as of 1920.
Today, only the rusting cyanide tanks and some tailings remain.
Looking up, toward the mine. Photo by Scott Schwartz.
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In his journal, Williamson wrote: "A mountain range extends from the San Bernardino Mountains in a southeasterly direction nearly, if not quite, to the Colorado (River.) Between these mountains and the mountains of the Mohave nothing is known of the country. I have never heard of a white man who had penetrated it."
However, mining activity did not begin in the Twentynine Palms area until 1873. Several mines sprung up in the area, with names such as the "Blue Jay," the "Cora," and the "Frying Pan."
Over time, prospectors searched for gold in the rocky hills to the east, over looking Pinto Basin. Because water was found nearby, the town of Virginia Dale was founded in this area.
So, why was the town called "Virginia Dale?" The reason is lost to the mists of time, but Virgina Dale may have been the first child born in the camp which eventually became the town.
The mine that was known as the "Virginia Dale" was actually three mines, the first of which was developed in 1885 by two men: T.B. Lyon and ...."Chuckwalla" Wilson.
As the miners worked further south east, the town moved with them.
The population of one of the Dale camps is supposed to have peaked at three thousand people. However, only eight people remained in Dale township as of 1920.
Today, only the rusting cyanide tanks and some tailings remain.
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The ruined cyanide tanks at the Virginia Dale Mine.
Photo by Scott Schwartz.
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Cyanide tank: interior.
Photo by Scott Schwartz.
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The Pinto Basin can be seen, in this view from the mine. The mountains in the distance are the Pinto Mountains. Photo by Scott Schwartz. All rights reserved.
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Joshua Tree National Park: More Gneiss Rocks...
Eons ago, this formation ("Jumbo Rocks") was submerged as part of a continental shelf.
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