tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post2875169755524659198..comments2024-03-29T00:50:22.800-07:00Comments on Spare Parts and Pics: Finding an Old Desert Mine!Spare Parts and Picshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17836657200014402380noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-49666257557758166032011-11-08T17:23:32.526-08:002011-11-08T17:23:32.526-08:00Thanks, Martha. Very much appreciated! PeterThanks, Martha. Very much appreciated! PeterSpare Parts and Picshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836657200014402380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-58384148749281047912011-11-06T23:37:21.907-08:002011-11-06T23:37:21.907-08:00Definitely like the shot through the windshield. ...Definitely like the shot through the windshield. Beautiful scene ahead.Oakland Daily Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352365270299187377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-41535773428047554292011-11-06T18:48:56.697-08:002011-11-06T18:48:56.697-08:00You asked about linking a map. If you have a GPS,...You asked about linking a map. If you have a GPS, set it to decimal and make a way point where you take the picture. On mapquest put it in the box where you would put an address, don't forget the minus on the longitude. It will put a push pin at that location. In the upper right hand there is a box labeled link-imbed click there and it will give you the link.<br />Alternate way to get the push-pin: if you can zero in on the map (I often am pretty sure where I took the shot)right click on the location and mapquest will give you the co-ordinates, put them in the address box and hit search to get the push pin at that location.<br />It took me a lot of experimentation to figure out how to get the push pin where I wanted it and what format to enter the co-ordinates. I am glad to save others the frustration.Martha Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15797951661712327698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-27595255977506525982011-11-06T18:06:49.933-08:002011-11-06T18:06:49.933-08:00Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comme...Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. DSB, haven't been to Randsburg or Bodie, but would really like to explore that area. I see so many great photos of Bodie on Flickr. Abe, so cool that you actually found gold and know what to look for. Not something many people have experienced!Spare Parts and Picshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836657200014402380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-30002671220785892752011-11-06T15:25:15.774-08:002011-11-06T15:25:15.774-08:00This looks like a great adventure!This looks like a great adventure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634642713559547536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-23093782499711145012011-11-06T04:13:28.506-08:002011-11-06T04:13:28.506-08:00Your adventure made interesting reading for me. I ...Your adventure made interesting reading for me. I never looked for a mine back in 1952 (the last time I was in Tucson, Arizona) but did find a box canyon with gold in it and sold what I was able to bring out. Had not gone looking for gold and the small pieces I found went into my Levi pocket. I sold it but in those days Gold was going for top dollars — $35.00 an ounce. I think I saw it was over $1,400.00 yesterday or Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-26521776680876924182011-11-06T02:11:58.147-08:002011-11-06T02:11:58.147-08:00Interesting post! I never would have thought to l...Interesting post! I never would have thought to look for old mines. When we travel up 395 to Mammoth, we go through an area with mines...Randsburg and thereabouts. You can see some of them from the road. Also, Bodie...have you ever been there? It's up almost to Bridgeport.desertsandbeyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861734579985048446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-64722593911331848302011-11-05T21:35:28.408-07:002011-11-05T21:35:28.408-07:00Sounds like you really plan for the "what if&...Sounds like you really plan for the "what if" factor. Few people would consider checking the loss of the cell phone signal periodically. Good thinking. I have seen many mines in the desert but what you found is like striking gold (pun intended) I know the feeling you must have felt locating this gem (sorry, I couldn't resist) Great post and looking forward to your return visit to the Gypsy mine.John @ Beans and I on the Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185975793295220723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-9004638780607386402011-11-05T21:16:42.865-07:002011-11-05T21:16:42.865-07:00Wow! It reminds me of the great "mines" ...Wow! It reminds me of the great "mines" at Knott's Berry Farm (my only "mine" experience). Be careful! Thanks for the travelog. It looks beautiful out there.Dutch Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023147914756651858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-53484200562908914072011-11-05T21:02:12.637-07:002011-11-05T21:02:12.637-07:00Sorry, what a cool road trip! (or non-road, if you...Sorry, what a cool road trip! (or non-road, if you will. The shots are excellent too, it must have been a fun day...Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040642043191242188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277742182540823151.post-84016666620584273942011-11-05T21:00:49.661-07:002011-11-05T21:00:49.661-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040642043191242188noreply@blogger.com