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Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
Park for free by pulling off of the gravel road onto the shoulder.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
Lane City was a boomtown constructed around mines in the 1800s. Today only a few buildings and foundations remain.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
Hiking through is the best way to see the remnants of the ghost town of Lane City.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
The trail starts by following an ORV road up into the hills.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
The trail soon becomes tracing one's way past the former road.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
Cactus growing at 6500'+ in elevation.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
A portion of the route heads across sloped backcountry.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
At some forks in the ORV roads, it is possible to descend back toward the parking area, or to climb and explore the mines that dot this landscape.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
View of the Robinson Mine from Lane City.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
Lane City ruins.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
03/20/2024
Lane City ruins.