Thanks for more Nevada mining Info. it helps greatly with my mining research. I noticed you commented on a TVR Exploring mine video (“Fantastically Preserved Old Mine Out in The Desert”) last year. I found some very interesting info. about one of the miners (maybe owner? name on a small bench) of the mine and the Fuse bag found in the mine. I left comments on the video with info. about the Miner and Fuse bag. Your recent trip brought you within 10 miles of this mine. I located (location secret) this mine once I found the Miners name and the area where he lived, hours of Google Earth revealed the location. He was active from the late 1800s into early 1900s shows how old this mine is. I will e-mail you more info. Thanks again for more fun in the desert.
Ray, Have you snooped around Pershing County, NV? Lots of abandon mine buildings, cemeteries, etc.
Some of them might be unobtainable with Megaweapon, but nothin says you can’t tow an ATV on a trailer.
Thanks guys!
John, I have spent some time in Pershing County, most recently in 2016. I don’t get up that way very often. I’d like to explore it more but it’s a bit far to go in the limited amount of time I have on these trips.
It’s time for retirement, Ray!(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
I enjoy looking for what few old mining structures remain up in Northern Idaho, But Cal, Nev and Az have much more to look for.
I wish I were younger, I’d take look around your desert country.
So I’ll see it thru your eyes!
Thanks for the effort to edit and post all of it on your web site.
I had another opportunity to go out to the desert again last week, to get more photos of the “super bloom”.
I went out Thursday just past noon, spent the night out there, and returned late Friday afternoon. This time
there were more flowers blooming in more places, and also some of cacti and shrubs were blooming.
Here’s Megaweapon on a section of old, abandoned highway:
You can see the rest of the photos in my latest post, in the “Adventures of Megaweapon” thread:
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/225575-adventures-megaweapon-18.html#post3264383
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And why is that abandon highway in better shape then the roads I drive on regularly around here?
Ray, you're going to get a ticket for driving on the wrong side of the road
Great photos, Thanks.
Great photos, as usual Ray. The flowers are a statement of how nature thrives in places we humans find a challenge.
Well, if you come to the UK - or one or two other countries who drive on the correct side of the road you will adapt quite rapidly. (https://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
This year the desert experienced a “super bloom” of flowers. I was very fortunate to be able to take several short trips to the southern end of the Anza-Borrego desert, and shot hours of footage to create this five-minute video. You’ll see a variety of colorful flowers, great scenery, butterflies, and other insects, all set to music. Includes narration plus names of many of the flowers.
Music:
“Spring”
by Music2Media
Licensed by AudioJungle
Great video, Ray. Growing up and living in the southeast I’ve never developed an appreciation for the desert and its inhabitants. Your videos, especially this one, have educated me on the beauty and diversity of the desert. I never knew it could be so colorful. Wow. Many thanks for sharing.
I made another trip to the desert Wednesday night. Winds were fierce during the night, with gust of 55 mph! On Thursday it was a little better but still too windy to fly my drone or do some of the other things I had planned. However, I still had a great time, and saw some amazing things. Best of all, I saw and photographed some interesting birds, including a hummingbird with two young in the nest.
Dawn in the desert:
Hummingbirds in nest…I think these are Costa’s Hummingbirds:
I also saw this female Western Tanager:
And this male Wilson’s warbler:
Just before I left, I spotted the nest of a Red Tail Hawk, and got this photo of a chick in the nest:
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Nice work, Ray, how did you ever spot the hummingbird nest?
Jerry
Jerry Bohlander said:
Nice work, Ray, how did you ever spot the hummingbird nest?
I first saw it when I was out there about two and half weeks ago. I was shooting some video in the area and noticed a hummingbird hanging out near or on this one particular shrub. Since it’s nesting season I figured it might have a nest there, or at least nearby. The nest is only about 3 feet above the ground, but still hard to see unless you’re looking for it.
3 feet above the ground. Nothing like setting low goals. (https://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
That was beautiful, Ray. I lived in the California desert between '85 -'88, and I never paid attention to the actual beauty of the plants
Great photos, Ray. I really enjoy your adventures, I get to experience the beauty of the desert and never have to leave my desk (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif). Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Ray …. We have Humping birds ( my farther in-law’s nickname ) but I have yet to find there nest …. (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
I just finished a new video, featuring the town of Julian in the mountains of eastern San Diego County:
Though it’s not a ghost town, this former mining town has many historic buildings, great scenery, and a chance to tour an authentic gold mine from the 1870s.
Music:
“Forever”
by Gentle Jammers
Licensed by AudioJungle
https://audiojungle.net/item/forever/21236639
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You missed your calling Ray. You are a one man “tourism board”…(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)