July 13, 2020
Inyo County
On my drive back from my perch to photograph the Palisades I made several stops in addition to the major stops that shared previously. At the turn of the 19th century, the Inyo Mountains were the home of some pretty substantial silver mining activity. A railroad was constructed though the Owens Valley to Carson City Nevada, so I visited some of the stops on the railway as well as the county seat of Inyo County, Independence.
Read MoreOn my drive back from my perch to photograph the Palisades I made several stops in addition to the major stops that shared previously. At the turn of the 19th century, the Inyo Mountains were the home of some pretty substantial silver mining activity. A railroad was constructed though the Owens Valley to Carson City Nevada, so I visited some of the stops on the railway as well as the county seat of Inyo County, Independence.
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Cerro Gordo Milling Plant Ruins.
These are the ruins of the Cerro Gordo milling plant where the ore from the Cerro Gordo mine in the mountains to the east were processed and loaded on the train at Keller.
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