Comments on: Baldora Mine Hunt http://socalhikes.com/2009/03/baldora-mine-hunt/ the outdoors brought to you Wed, 02 May 2012 22:10:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Zé http://socalhikes.com/2009/03/baldora-mine-hunt/comment-page-1/#comment-4829 Zé Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:09:29 +0000 http://socalhikes.com/?p=1532#comment-4829 Nice story Robert. I believe those private property holdings prevent hiking up Coldwater Canyon nowadays. If you buy them, it would be nice if you let us hike through them :) The railways was definitely gone; I think the shaft was sealed but also we should have checked higher up; I don't think I reached the upper end of the railway. Did you ever happen to go to the Eagle and Gold Dollar mines? Nice story Robert. I believe those private property holdings prevent hiking up Coldwater Canyon nowadays. If you buy them, it would be nice if you let us hike through them :)

The railways was definitely gone; I think the shaft was sealed but also we should have checked higher up; I don’t think I reached the upper end of the railway.

Did you ever happen to go to the Eagle and Gold Dollar mines?

]]> By: Robert Elliott http://socalhikes.com/2009/03/baldora-mine-hunt/comment-page-1/#comment-4779 Robert Elliott Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:55:00 +0000 http://socalhikes.com/?p=1532#comment-4779 The chronical of your hike into upper reaches of Dry Gulch and the Widco and Baldora was most enjoyable. You are to be admired for your persistance as it is surprisingly wild and rough country. I was there 41 years ago as in 18 yr old just a few weeks into my first USFS summer season for a lightning set fire. It was like visiting another planet. We came down the Coldwater Truck Trail in a USFS dualie tanker. One wild trip. The road then went just past Widman Ranch. BTW the Widco mine was right behind where you were standing in the first video. Apparently the shafts has been blown up to seal it and the ore railway which ran along side the old road dismantled and hauled off. Went in there 2 or 3 times never to go again. I regret that. Now 2000 miles away. Would love to buy the Widman, Walker to Thompson ranches one day. Thanks again for your efforts chronicling your hikes. The chronical of your hike into upper reaches of Dry Gulch and the Widco and Baldora was most enjoyable. You are to be admired for your persistance as it is surprisingly wild and rough country.

I was there 41 years ago as in 18 yr old just a few weeks into my first USFS summer season for a lightning set fire. It was like visiting another planet. We came down the Coldwater Truck Trail in a USFS dualie tanker. One wild trip. The road then went just past Widman Ranch. BTW the Widco mine was right behind where you were standing in the first video. Apparently the shafts has been blown up to seal it and the ore railway which ran along side the old road
dismantled and hauled off. Went in there 2 or 3 times never to go again. I regret that.
Now 2000 miles away. Would love to buy the Widman, Walker to Thompson ranches one day. Thanks again for your efforts chronicling your hikes.

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