Today we walked the 4.5 mile round trip to the nearby Victoria Mine. It is an easy walk through the desert into the surrounding washes and to the edge of the mountain where the closed mine sits. The historic mine was one of only a few that had coper, silver and gold found in this area and ran out quickly. Mining in this region was truly difficult because of the lack of water. We learned about hard rock mining from one of the evening talks given by the rangers in the park. Other evening programs have included birds of the desert and cactus in the Sonoran desert. Lots of interesting information.
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