Independence Mine

Happy Halloween - here are some spooky photos of an abandoned mine to continue showing you some of the history of my part of the world. This is the famous Independence Mine near Cripple Creek. You have to be very careful walking around these old mines and stay on the marked paths because there are unmarked shafts and holes which can kill.

Approximately 200,000 ounces (5,670 kg) of gold was mined here.

It's also infamous for a 1904 cage mishap which killed 15 workers.

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No Swimming!

Here's a scanned photo from a local hike back in 1995.

Signs Signs

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Water World Wednesday

Summer Sky

For Skywatch Friday, here's a leftover summer sky photo.

Mining Equipment

I spent some time not long ago looking at the mining history of my area, viewing the surface remains of several old mines, and descending into a formerly-active mine and an active surface mine. Here's a teaser, as this topic will take up several posts.

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It's Autumn

It's definitely autumn - we had the first freeze last week at our house.

The leaves are mostly gone at the higher elevations but I found these last weekend.

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The Alamo

While in San Antonio we visited the Alamo.

Photos are not allowed inside, but I took a couple of the outside and the grounds.

I loved this old tree.

This was an impressive cactus patch.

These trees caught my eye.

I don't remember if this cannon was an original or not.

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Hawaii 1997 Revisited (7)

This is the last of my 1997 Hawaii photos, another one at the Pearl Harbor Memorial.

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