[muscle_collector]

that is cool, the mines would be adventerous to say the least. how often do you encounter rattlers?

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by muscle_collector

that is cool, the mines would be adventerous to say the least. how often do you encounter rattlers?

We have not encountered any. All of these trips have been in the winter when they are dormant. We will be moving our explorations to cooler parts of AZ for the summer.

Here are some more pics in these mines.





and some very rugged, and incredibly pretty country we have been hiking



and some more cars we have found

[2002Z4CSS]

Thanks for the pictures.

[Silver Judge]

Thanks for sharing~!

Looks like some fun hiking and cool discoveries in your canyons ~!

Gee, you used to be able to find some wrecks like these in the coastal canyons of Calif, Oregon, and Wash, but they rust too fast compared to Arizona's climate

This pic you took here is my favorite, that's a piece of artwork right there I'm telling you!
What kind of car was this Steve? Also, what kind of plant or tree is this, it it a Yucca ?

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by Silver Judge

Thanks for sharing~!

Looks like some fun hiking and cool discoveries in your canyons ~!

Gee, you used to be able to find some wrecks like these in the coastal canyons of Calif, Oregon, and Wash, but they rust too fast compared to Arizona's climate

This pic you took here is my favorite, that's a piece of artwork right there I'm telling you!
What kind of car was this Steve? Also, what kind of plant or tree is this, it it a Yucca ?

From our research, this is a 1934 Ford sedan. Here are a few more pics of it. I doubt that more than a half dozen people have seen this car body in decades. This was a yet another great find while exploring!





More of the old hiway showing some erosion here.



It has been a lot of fun doing this with the Arizona Pontiac Power Group. We will go back out day after tomorrow.

Not sure what the plants are.

[Don57]

Steve, what kind of mines were they? Around here there are several iron ore mines that were abandoned in the mid-sixties because it was cheaper to mine it elsewhere. These abandoned mines are on an island and extend under the ocean. During the war, a U-boat sank three ships tied up at the wharves of the island. From what I have heard, there are millions of tonnes of the iron ore still in the mines............too costly to obtain. That picture of you in the 60' Pontiac..........what's the sccop on the letters "KC" on the firewall?

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by Don57

Steve, what kind of mines were they? Around here there are several iron ore mines that were abandoned in the mid-sixties because it was cheaper to mine it elsewhere. These abandoned mines are on an island and extend under the ocean. During the war, a U-boat sank three ships tied up at the wharves of the island. From what I have heard, there are millions of tonnes of the iron ore still in the mines............too costly to obtain. That picture of you in the 60' Pontiac..........what's the sccop on the letters "KC" on the firewall?

About the letters "KC", I do not know, could be factory markings or something someone wrote here.
Interesting story on the Uboats for sure, thanks for sharing.