Mercantile Decay

I believe that this one was the old jail, viewed between the columns of some ancient building that I simply can’t recall. I’m pretty sure that the columns were the only part of it still standing, at any rate.

An Escape Proof Prison

This was some sort of hotel, I believe.

Four Star Accomodations

Of course the reason the city was built in the first place was for the mining. Unlike the small holes in Golden Canyon, these were fully dug shafts that would have been quite dangerous to enter. There were grates over the entrances to the most easily accessible ones, forcing me to shove the camera between the bars to get this shot.

Mining Done Right

This final shot is evidence of something a lot older than a ghost town. These are petroglyphs; etchings in the rocks made by the Timbisha Shoshone many years ago. There is no one currently alive who actually knows what they mean. The knowledge has been lost, even among the Timbisha Shoshone people still living in the valley.

Mysterious Petroglyphs

This Is Probably Unsafe

I can’t really think of anything for this one. I like the shot though. Again, people for perspective.

Canyon Walls

We exited the canyon and saw what looked like was a large chunk of missing ground. Turns out that that’s what happens when the flash floods come through the valley. In the basin of the flooded area out you can see the debris that came with it.

Wash Out

There wasn’t a whole lot of life in the valley, but there were quite a few ravens flying around. This was the only one I was able to get a good shot of, and it luckily happened on the second day of the trip.

Quoth The Raven...