Calico Mountains

This week we took a Jeep drive to the Calico mountains. We had a really good time. The Calico mountains were named because they have such color in them that they look similar to a calico cat in the way they look. There was a lot of mining in these mountains and they found silver, borax and other minerals. I think I covered a little of this when we did the Calico Ghost Town. The jeep ride was in the mountains just northeast of the ghost town. Enjoy the pictures, there are several.



The picture here was the entrance to the canyon we went into called Mule canyon road. The picture was taken on the way out. The town in the distance is where we are parked in our motorhome. The RV park is called Desert Springs RV park and is a pretty good park to stay in. We paid for the month and this has been our home base while in California.






This picture is just after we entered the canyon. I am going to try to go back before we leave at a later time in the day so as to maybe get some pictures with better color in them. After all, the lighting is always better for pictures in early morning or late afternoon.









This picture is at a point where there was a very narrow pass that was just wide enough to drive through. We had no problem getting thru but after we got through we could go no further and had to turn back.










This picture shows a little more of going through the narrow canyon. Pretty close but not too bad.













Found this neat little hole in which I believe was made by miners to cut a shortcut through the area. There were a series of these holes that came together at a bigger cave type mine.










This picture shows the bigger hole and actually has a timber tee shoring it up. Not too sure if we wanted to get back in there so we just took the pic instead.










Here is Mona at the entrance to the big cave mine. We are having a great time exploring all this neat stuff in California and we are kinda sad that we can't just stay out here and see the rest. But, I guess we can always come back.









Remember our friends from Deadwood who did the Wild Bill Hickock and Calamity Jane show?
Well, we have been traveling together for a while. This is Cleda Jane who obviously played Calamity. This is just outside the entrance to the Cave mine.









And this is the picture with Cowboy Woodie, the mastermind as well as writer of the show, songs in the show and the one who played Wild Bill. This guy is talented. He can sing, play the guitar, act, write, and he even oil paints. (I have seen his work and it is good!)









This was a picture as we approached the entrance to the canyon. Pretty barren isn't it? Well, it should be, it is all in the middle of the Mojave desert. We have been here all month and we saw just a sprinkle of rain that lasted all of 30 seconds.











Here is the final picture of the way out of the canyon. We had a very good time and even had a picnic of sandwiches, chips and soda. All in all a pretty good day!

















That is it for today and probably for the week. We will be getting ready and leaving here on Thursday the 18th and will be headed to the Phoenix, Arizona area where we have accepted a workamping job at an RV Park in Apache Junction called Rock Shadows RV Park. This is a job you can take to pay for your RV spot with full hookups and you usually only work a couple of days a week to pay for it. Will post from there after we get settled in. Of course being in the Phoenix area I may have to take in a few spring training days. Well, enough about that for now. Talk to ya next time. Adios!