This Divide crossing is just north of the turn off to the North Star Road (GDMBR) that heads north to the Beaverhead Work Center May 12, 2007
"Turn Here Road" in Mimbres, New Mexico May 13, 2007. Can you find it on Google Earth? Hint: Georgetown Rd on the GDMBR comes in a little north of here
Santa Rita tailings
Tailings at Santa Rita Mine
Various shades, hues, and textures
Welcome sign at Santa Rita Copper Mine
Some of the mine (Chain link fence got in the way on the bottom left)
Note the mandatory beer bottle on ground near center with the open pit mine behind me. This tradition may have started with stagecoach drivers on the Butterfield Route about 50 miles south of here. Later, early airplane pilots used the reflections of the glass along the trail to find their way to California. Perhaps this is a continuation of that tradition? Actually this beer bottle is pointing toward Silver City. So even if your GPS dies and you lose your map and cue sheets, no problema. Just follow the litter.
Big trucks, Big bucks!
The pickup on the left is a full size one, but it sure looks small compared with this dump truck.
This mine is near the turn for the Georgetown Road to Mimbres
Ready to run some serious stairs?
Telling the story
