Category: adventure
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The Shell Game
What is a land patent without a way to reach it? Worthless. Did you know that “legal access” is a scam term that has nothing to do with your ability to get onto your land and enjoy it? A very important case for the right of access: United States v. 9,947.71 Acres of Land, Etc.…
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Lost
You’d think that after being lost two – no three previous times in the woods that I’d get a clue but no…. I did it again about two and a half weeks ago on a small mountain surrounded by the Colville National Forest. I got lost on our own claim, which is fairly remote. I…
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The Hike From Hell To Get To Paradise
The view is extraordinary from the top of our claim: breathtaking. But for a few trees in the way, a panorama of hills and valleys stretches for miles. The day I first made it all the way, the sky was a beautiful blue with clouds spread throughout. The climb was unanticipated and hellish but my…
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Ghosts Of Mining Past
For those who don’t believe in ghosts, think about the science of energy: it can be transformed or transferred but not destroyed. Now think about the human consciousness as energy: our emotions and innate instincts possibly leaving impressions in a time-space continuum. To get to the point, I believe ghosts are energy remnants and I…
The California Mine 