Rhyolite, Nevada - Ghost Town
-Shorty Harris and Rhyolite
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Oatman, Arizona
and the Wild Burros
Oatman is a fun place to visit -- an authentic old western town with
burros roaming the streets and gunfights staged on weekends. The burros are tame
and can be hand fed. Enjoy an exploration!
Opal Hill
Mine
Tucked deep into the Mule Mountains not far from Palo Verde
lies Opal Hill Mine, well known for its beautiful and rare fire agate, opal eggs
and quartz crystals. The mine is not a deep shaft or dark tunnel - it is a claim
on a hillside which contains rock outcroppings and holes where agate has been
found. You can go there yourself, and for a small collecting fee, look for your
own agates - take a look at the video and see how to get there!
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between County Road S-22 and Route 78, four million years of geologic and paleontologic
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Joshua
Tree - Old Dale Road
Old Dale Road starts in Joshua Tree National Park, passes through
the Pinto Basin and out of the park into the Pinto Mountains, where it becomes
Gold Crown Road. The route ends at California Route 62, 15 miles east of the
small desert town of Twentynine Palms. This video will give you an idea of what
the road is like in case you want to take a little 4 wheeling trip!
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