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Desert / Ghost Town Trek #57b

Lockhart, Atolia, Stringer, Rand mining sites, April 2021.
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Rand 01

11 Apr 2021 49
After the Death Valley trek, tried to take dirt roads from Hinkley to Randsburg, just for the fun of it. The Buttes near Harper Dry Lake in the background.
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Rand 04

11 Apr 2021 50
Got about 20 miles into it and the roads got too rough, so just pitched camp.
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Rand 05

11 Apr 2021 50
Example of the too rough roads. Not a clearance problem, but miles of these spikey rocks are going to blow a Subaru tire, and I've done it.
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Rand 06

12 Apr 2021 53
Next day back out, exploring around The Buttes.
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Rand 12

12 Apr 2021 53
Also exploring Lockhart ghost town site. No structures left, just acres of debris.
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12 Apr 2021 48
On the horizon are the endless solar arrays around Harper Dry Lake.
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Rand 14

12 Apr 2021 49
I've seen some big can dumps, but this one at Lockhart went on for miles and won the prize.
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Rand 15

12 Apr 2021 51
Just to keep it interesting I took pole line roads from Lockhart west to HWY 395.
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12 Apr 2021 51
Was rewarded with one of the biggest Joshua Trees I've even seen, or parked under.
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Rand 17

12 Apr 2021 51
Detoured to the Fremont ghost town site, and found nothing but a few slabs. Fremont Peak in the background.
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Rand 18

12 Apr 2021 49
Approaching Randsburg, which we have visited before, there are a few other historic mining districts we've blown by several times. Time to slow down and check them out.
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Rand 19

12 Apr 2021 50
I'm pretty sure this Atolia area was barred off in the past. Now it is open and has a tourist sign. OK!
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