Trail Run: Mine exploring east of Lucerne

[Mitch]

Please check out this post with discretion. This morning I waited in Apple Valley for Scott (avjeepfreek) to leave for work so I could sneek over and grab his wife Lesa and go mine exploring while he was at work. If you see or talk to him just play dumb like you don't know anything about this. We hit some old ones and some new ones. Awesome weather today.

Silver Reef Mine







Lester / Dale Mining Camp



Lesa checking the old mill at Lester / Dale



Gate Keeper in training



This is one canyon to the west / Sweet canyon and mines





Lesa crossing the plank to the mine / No I did not follow her / Thanks for the pictures







Another one in that area



Then we hit a little road block / 5 foot drop off into this spot where the BLM land changes to Forestry



We drove up the side of a hill a 1000' on a narrow switch back trail to only find a scary caved in hole in the middle of the turn around spot. Almost like a shelf road.......Almost





Another mine in the area





Santa Fe Mine / Cyanide leaching tanks



Remember....Don't tell Scott, he thinks she was out shopping!!!

[Dezertdog]

Yeah okay Mitch....
SHhhhhh.
Nice pix, looks like some cool mines you found. Have you been to those before?

Scott.

P.S. Norma was very upset you didn't take her too!

[Mitch]

Scott,

I'd been to the Silver Reef and the Lester Dale before but some of those mines were off trails that I'd not run before. With having a passenger, I drove up a trail that I would have skipped if by myself. Tons of fun. Shhh........

Mitch

[Guest]

Nice pics Mitch! Nice cool day for a ride.

That wood on the one door looks like it's in great condition. I wonder if it was replaced? Or?

[curtis]

Looks like a great day. You will have to show me the mines out there.

[Mitch]

Ron: The wood seems to stay in better condition on the inside of the mines in the lower humidity of the desert side of the range. Never trust it though!

Curtis, Let me know when you are back on the trail. We have a lot to see.

Mitch

[avjeepfreek]

This is weird!

Mitch,

I don't remember any of this.......... Where was I at? :confused:?????????

Scott