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Need a break from the sand? There are amazing places to see in the general area, easy to access also. Here's a sample of my trip from May 12-13th (mostly in Sepia tone, because....why not)

Some mine near Sheep Creek Springs, west of hwy 127

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Very intact talc loading ramp

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Same area geo wonders

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Saratoga Springs area, west of hwy 127

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Cool ramps/slides for talc mines, near Ibex Springs

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Yet another mine waiting to explore, if you dare

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One of my favorite shots of the trip

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Ibex Springs, thirty?

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Selfie within a selfie, double selfie!

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Ashford Mill ruins, Death Valley

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BIG mine, closed off, Death Valley warm springs camp

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Death Valley warm springs camp, great area for taking photos, all building are intact and in great shape

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Kinda lonely out here...

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Death Valley warm springs camp, trail to the warm spring source. The green in the shot is a giant fig tree, birch and grapevines

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Rusty machine

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Had the feeling I was being watched, then I saw these fellas. 5 or maybe 6 Bighorns, waiting on the ridge

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Tecopa Hot Springs, if you've not been you're missing out on some great therapy

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See you in the Fall DD!! What an awesome season!!

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Bad a$$ pics!

I'm assuming that this isn't accessible via a RZR? Would love to explore some of what you've shown. Can't tell if that's a dual sport or not, street legal?

Guess I need to google earth some of it...

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Landsandcrab, did you go up the canyon that you accessed that mine from in in the 1st pic? There's a cabin with running water from a spring up there. That mine had blasting caps in it, took a friend and his 2 boys up there years ago and the kids came out of the mine and said "Dad, look what we found in there..." and pulled handfuls of blasting caps out of their pockets, we both stood there just looking at each other frozen for a few, we ended up using some to split some big wood rounds for the camp fire, drill a hole, insert cap, shoot with rifle, KABOOM.

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Bad a$$ pics!

I'm assuming that this isn't accessible via a RZR? Would love to explore some of what you've shown. Can't tell if that's a dual sport or not, street legal?

Guess I need to google earth some of it...

Sorry for the late reply! There are very few tracks for non-street legal rides, but I have seen a group of 6 or so buggies, quads, sxs and a bike trek from Big dunes to little dunes, do a 1/2 mile of hwy to Harry Wade rd, where you can access "Sheep Springs", "Saratoga Springs" and a few other random spots. But to make it out to Death Valley area/Warm Springs, it's a good trek with luckily no street riding other than the quick bit on the hwy.

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Landsandcrab, did you go up the canyon that you accessed that mine from in in the 1st pic? There's a cabin with running water from a spring up there. That mine had blasting caps in it, took a friend and his 2 boys up there years ago and the kids came out of the mine and said "Dad, look what we found in there..." and pulled handfuls of blasting caps out of their pockets, we both stood there just looking at each other frozen for a few, we ended up using some to split some big wood rounds for the camp fire, drill a hole, insert cap, shoot with rifle, KABOOM.

Hi RUn2it! Just saw this message, opps! On the latest trip we did in Feb, we found a cool cabin called "The Crusty Bunny Ranch", southeast of Dumont, up a nice fast dirt road to mini wash. Apparently there are some mines farther back but we didn't know about them til later. Didn't find any blasting caps darnnit, gotta look better next time!

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