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by Death Valley Dazed
Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:38 pm
Forum: Desert Activities & Travel
Topic: King Midas Mine Tour by 91 year old Jim Harris, gold miner of Death Valley
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Views: 12998

King Midas Mine Tour by 91 year old Jim Harris, gold miner of Death Valley

Jim Harris, age 91 is the last known surviving gold miner of Death Valley. Take his personal tour of the King Midas Mine which Jim and his father, Mike Harris worked 1949 to 1954. Part of the tour is live via cell phone from the mine to his home in Maryland - December 2021. https://youtu.be/Uf5vz1U_...
by Death Valley Dazed
Sat Dec 25, 2021 4:39 pm
Forum: Desert Activities & Travel
Topic: Death Valley Winter Storm Highlights - December 2021
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Views: 9822

Death Valley Winter Storm Highlights - December 2021

The predicted weather event did not disappoint as captured from a Farabee Yellow Jeep rental driving in Warm Spring Canyon, Butte Valley, Badwater Basin, and Death Valley generally on December 14,15, 2021.

https://youtu.be/d9vW2u5BEt8
by Death Valley Dazed
Thu Aug 19, 2021 2:35 pm
Forum: Desert Activities & Travel
Topic: WildRose Station - Death Valley - Vintage Visit
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Views: 12162

WildRose Station - Death Valley - Vintage Visit

I find Death Valley vintage sights fascinating and only wish I had visited The Wildrose Station in my younger years while it was still active. I'm starting to show my age because I was alive while Death Valley Scotty and Albert Einstein were both living. LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBe0kS78C...
by Death Valley Dazed
Mon Sep 07, 2020 11:45 am
Forum: General Desert Information
Topic: Death Valley's Last Surviving Gold Miner Turns 90 - Diamond Jim
Replies: 1
Views: 19229

Death Valley's Last Surviving Gold Miner Turns 90 - Diamond Jim

James Edgar Harris "Diamond Jim" is the last surviving Death Valley gold miner who assisted his father, Michael Harris in establishing the Keane Extension, "Diamond Jim Mine", AKA, The King Midas Mine in the Funeral Mountains of Death Valley in the early 1950s. This is his story ...
by Death Valley Dazed
Mon Apr 20, 2020 2:58 pm
Forum: Desert Activities & Travel
Topic: Titus Canyon Lightning Vortex
Replies: 0
Views: 18911

Titus Canyon Lightning Vortex

Exiting Death Valley National Park's Titus Canyon into a thunder and lightning storm backlit by an orange sunset September 5, 2018. The lightning strikes are edited down to slow motion for better effect. The song is "Saw Lightning" by Beck.

by Death Valley Dazed
Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:07 pm
Forum: Desert Activities & Travel
Topic: Homesick For Death Valley - Here's your medicine.
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Views: 18659

Homesick For Death Valley - Here's your medicine.

Enjoy the next best thing to being in Death Valley National Park by touring with me to view the park's road system from unusual perspectives. Over the past seven years, I've attempted to capture images of the road as well as from the road. I hope you enjoy the mix!

by Death Valley Dazed
Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:22 am
Forum: Desert Environmental and Land Uses
Topic: Captivating Similarities Between Jupiter, Death Valley and The Mojave
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Views: 18831

Captivating Similarities Between Jupiter, Death Valley and The Mojave

I got a "big charge" out of this significant video explaining how Death Valley and The Mojave's geology was formed by the same forces that drive the raging storms on Jupiter. One reason I love Death Valley is that my footprints explore "the bootprints' created long ago by giant electr...
by Death Valley Dazed
Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:55 am
Forum: Desert Activities & Travel
Topic: Telescope Sneak Peak From I-15 Near Baker, CA
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Views: 18995

Telescope Sneak Peak From I-15 Near Baker, CA

On the I-15 Freeway about two miles east of Baker, CA looking north into the V-shape dip on the horizon one can detect the tip of Telescope Peak inside Death Valley National Park. Drive back to Baker, then turn north onto Highway 127 and enjoy more views of Telescope Peak as it looms larger on the h...
by Death Valley Dazed
Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:22 am
Forum: Desert Activities & Travel
Topic: Death Valley Trip Summary Feb 5-10, 2020 Video List
Replies: 1
Views: 19499

Death Valley Trip Summary Feb 5-10, 2020 Video List

FYI - here's a video list of various activities the week I was in the park recently. I had a great time in my favorite national park. https://youtu.be/driEqTtMTp0 https://youtu.be/ieS-7iHLTs8 https://youtu.be/UUFEaSf3B4g https://youtu.be/R0RmVWi5MGA https://youtu.be/zJXbYWRXpVU https://youtu.be/deGv...
by Death Valley Dazed
Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:15 am
Forum: Desert Activities & Travel
Topic: Ballarat, CA - Gold Mining
Replies: 2
Views: 38285

Re: Ballarat, CA - Gold Mining

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