While driving through the Nevada mountains, we found a huge mine dump or waste rock pile. After entering the nearby open portal, we were in a huge mine with thousands of feet of workings. We came to a hoist room above a winze shaft with ladders going down. Of course, we climbed down the ladders to see what is there. After climbing back up, we continued exploring the very long drifts and found more winze shafts, beautiful natural timbers, and finally, the end of the mine.
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