The Great Adventures of the Yamaha Viking VI
29-Apr-22
29-Apr-22
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| We headed up to the lower Bullard Mine so Glenda could do some rock hounding for blue rocks. | |
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| We arrive ! I parked right next to the deep hole. | The deep hole. If you go to the wash to the south there is a tunnel entrance allowing access to the mine. |
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| Doug exploring the area. | Glenda rock hounding. |
| From the lower Bullard Mine we ventured over to where they melted down the ore to extract the copper. | |
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| Lots of glassy slag. | Beautiful patterns in the slag. |
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| Glenda & Gnettie collecting slag for Glenda's mock up of Eagle Eye Mountain. | |
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| Glenda's work in progress, a miniature of Eagle Eye mountain. | |
| From the slag area we lunched at the stone mining office. | |
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| What's left of the old stone mining office. | |
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| Doug found a Saguaro cactus skeleton. | |