Second off-road trip in 2 weeks, I'm exhausted but the Pathfinder is just itching for more. This time I hit Joshua Tree for some gold mine exploration with the kids, and we got more than we hoped for with a good dose of rain to spice things up. The smell of rain in the desert is something incredible and hard to describe, a spicy sweet mix of sage and vegetation mixed with dust and granite powder... The trails were rocky and long and slow, but no seriously challenging wheel-in-the-air moments.
Nice pics. What locations are the old ruins, the cabin & the mills? I've been to Wall Street Mill on a photo shoot but I'd like to know where these other places are. I'm thinking of heading to Joshua Tree in April & would love to see these cool places. Names or GPS coordinates are fine. Thnx.
In order, we hit the Duplex, Rose of Peru, Brooklyn, Gold Rose, OK, and finally Virginia Dale mines. I'll location tag the pics so you can see exactly where they are.