authentic or hoax? The Mystery Stone, NM located on a Route 66 alignment on Hidden Mountain, Los Lumas is also known as the Decalogue Stone and Commandment Rock. It was first discovered in 1880 by a young lad, who later took an Archeologist named Frank Hibben to see it in 1933. Hibben was convinced of the authenticity of the stone…
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Searching For Tortured Spirits In The Apache Death Cave
Beware all those who dare venture into the caves. It’s been said that the Chindiis haunt this area and the spirits of the dead curse the place. – Apache Death Cave. We hiked into the canyon following it for about half a mile or so; before deciding to climb back out as it was getting late in the day. We had no…
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Barker Dam – Joshua Tree National Park
One thing that is quite surprising and so striking is the amount of lushness you encounter on the trail to Barker Dam in Joshua Tree National Park. Yes, Southern California had heavy rain this winter, but still, this is the desert. It’s supposed to be harsh, unforgiving, and brutal, yielding a stark contrast to everything else, giving the impression of not being…
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Century Manor, Ontario
Exploring abandoned places is fascinating for us. We like to conjure up outlandish and completely implausible explanations as to why they’ve sat alone left to decay! Century Manor is no exception. If you lived in and around Hamilton, Ontario in the 1900s, you might have heard – “Be careful, or you might end up in the mansion on the hill.” Originally intended…
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Ball’s Falls
I do love to hike and have always had a fascination with waterfalls. There’s just something about a body of swift rushing water tumbling down over the rocky edges of the earth, on a steady course to a predetermined destination. Combine that with a ghost town as is the case here at Ball’s Falls and I’m like a kid in a candy shop. History…
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