Trail Discussion: Reward Mine and Manzanar

[Mitch]

Today was day three of adventure with Mike (Deepwater). We headed out this morning early to check out the Reward Mine before heading back home. The Reward Mine is 6 miles east of Manzanar in the Lone Pine area. There are around 20 adits and shafts in this mine complex. Still lots of wood structures and fun things to see. But the main attraction is the main haul tunnel. You can drive a vehicle in it almost a half mile. This is the most cool thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Upper workings at the Reward Mine





Main haul adit















Inside the main adit this set of ladders went up and up and up!



Incredible views from the mine area






1 More quick stop on the way out

[Roger]

Very cool Mitch! Looks like you guys are having a great time!

[Mike]

Okay, Reward Mine just got added to my Bucket List. I didn't know that it existed until now. Please send me some some directions or a GPX.
IMO Manzanar is lacking substance but, with imagination, it is a really cool place to tour. If you reflect on it, you have to appreciate the historical significance of it.

[scottymoto]

cool mine,im with mike,manzanar is a piece of history not many know about.

[Mitch]

There is a new video coming out in September called "The Manzanar Fishing Club". I saw 25 minutes of it on the intranet. Very thought provoking. Manzanar held 10,000 people at one point. History is amazing when we study about it.

[troyboy162]

hey glad you hit that one! Its one of the best for sure!

[Deepwater]

Photos came out great Mitch.

This is my live action video of our Reward mine tour. I'm tired of crawling into mines, from now on I'll be driving in.

Mike

[Mitch]

Mike,

The video turned out excellent. Great editing, seemed like we drove down there for 20 minutes. One of my Best ever trips!

Mitch

[Mike]

That vid is awesome!

Great job and fantastic report. Again, definitely added to the Bucket List!

Seriously jealous....

[dirtman13]

Very cool. Going to have to check that out.

[ECV Jeep]

Another great set of pictures and what a video. Reward Mine is one of the coolest mines to explore, both inside and out. Glad you guys were able to make it up there.

[Mitch]

It was very cool for sure. A very different experience. And only 2 1/2 hours fromthe Hi-Desert. So much to explre in that area

[curtis]

Great report ,video and pictures guys. Looks like you guys had a fun adventure.

[derekAV]

very cool!