| This is a plot of land where I wished to build my church, The Coyote Wicca Church. The pickup in this image was where I had planned on placing the building. It is very important to cease inflicting more damage to the desert, so I have decided to not build here. |
| Without wild, empty spaces to visit, people like me would go insane. Too many humans live as if they are the master of the environment; it is damaging to their spirit to live without a little humbling now and then. In this land, the Sun is the master, and water is the reigning mistress. |
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This is copper ore, found at the Worldwide Mine. The large chunk of
green ore in this image is about 9 inches across.
I have seen copper ore being sold as "turquoise" by people who were either greedy criminals or ignorant. Turquoise is made of aluminum and copper, not just copper as at this mine. |
| This is Kingston Wash. It was once a route used by people in wagons and on horseback; Native Americans also used the route. This wash is now part of the Heritage Trail, which I took on foot in the year 2000. Coyote Hole, where there is a small amount of water coming from the side of the wash, is located along this wash. |
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This is me, Desertphile, hanging out at around 4,800 feet. While I am
here wearing swimming shorts, this is not recomended clothing for
walking through the desert; thick brush can cut one's legs rather
badly.
Wearing a hat in the desert is not an option: it is a life-preserving necessity. |
| This is Tecopa Pass. It helps people cross over the Kingston Range. Peg-leg Smith used this route to steal horses---- he would steal them in California (Los Angeles population of about 4,000 people at the time), and sell them in Arizona and Nevada. Then he would steal horses in Arizona and Nevada, and run them back to California to sell them. Close to this pass is Horse Thief Springs, where Peg-leg Smith used for water. The Native Americans in the area helped in this business, receiving a share of the horses in payment. |
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This is Willow Creek Canyon, near Tecopa California. |
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"Click on" the image to see a larger image. This is Willow Creek Canyon, near Tecopa California. |
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Interstate 29, Utah. If you're a "prayin' man," you might want to do some while driving down this road. :-) |
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Amargosa House. This was constructed from 1850 to 1952, in the Mojave Desert. |
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The road leading to Apache Canyon, California. |
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Apache Canyon Mines. |
