Not quite urban exploration, but exploration nonetheless. I've always found ghost towns and mines to be particularly fascinating, so I will be planning expeditions into the deserts in the coming months.
Here's my coverage of the Lost Horse Mine up in Joshua Tree National Park, including the hike up to the mine itself.
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These next few photos stress the importance of minding your surroundings.
There were lots of rusted cables all over the place. I was careful about where I was walking, and yet...
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This little guy managed to surprise me. Look how much he resembles the cabling in the previous photo.
Now, I also surprised him, because he quickly retreated into the shade to take up a defensive coil. But I could just as easily have stepped on him.
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The mine was fenced off, but when has that ever stopped people like us?
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