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I had decided to spend a few days in the central Nevada mountains and see some more country and a few more mining towns. From Berlin I took the back road to Austin through Ione:



The weather actually made for a pretty spectacular drive that morning:

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I had hoped to take some photos at Manhattan and Belmont, but bad weather kept getting worse with intermittent blizzard conditions and high winds everywhere. A call to base camp for a weather check revealed bad weather just about everywhere within driving distance so I bailed out of Nevada and went to that one place you can just about always count on a little warmth:

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I took advantage of my unexpected stop in Death Valley to soak up some rays, do laundry, and get some more photos of the old borax works. Old Dinah:

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Harmony Borax Works:

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That night I stayed on the Colorado River at Davis Camp Park in Bullhead City:

Edited by DirtyDog, 08 April 2009 - 11:23 PM.

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My next stop was the old mining town of Oatman, Arizona, near Bullhead City. The mountains around Oatman are pretty neat and have four wheel drive routes all over the place:

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Oatman, Arizona:



Old mine structure foundations - note the ariel tram towers:

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Funny sign in Oatman:



This poor guy regretted his decision to feed the mules. A gang of them followed him to his car, stuck there heads in the windows, and blocked their departure. When they finally did get dislodged from the mob of hungry mules, one of them chased the car down the road for a bit. Funny stuff.

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No food for this fella!



Well hello......

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Heading west, I followed old Route 66 out of Oatman. There was some kind of makeshift memorial at this viewpoint:



Mystery solved:



Old service station:

Edited by DirtyDog, 08 April 2009 - 11:34 PM.