Keane Wonder Mine, 10/27/2019

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Hazard Warning692 viewsI couldn't figure out why such a sign might be necessary. Everything seemed perfectly new, spiffy and in great working order.

On to the mine649 viewsIgnoring the hazard warnings, we ambled from the parking lot up the hill toward the mine.

Tank637 viewsThis tank looks kind of like a WWI German U-boat. I think it must have held water used to process the ore from the mine.

Hell's Gate627 viewsThis is where the Beatty Cutoff branches off the Daylight Pass Road to head toward Highway 190 and Furnace Creek. It also took us to the turnoff to Keane Wonder Mine. It really was the gate to Hell on this day, given the conditions on the Valley floor.

Lizard Hill617 viewsSorta looks like a giant lizard climbing to the top of that hill. Glad it wasn't.

Corkscrew Peak603 viewsLooking toward Corkscrew Peak (5804 feet, 1769 meters) from Hell's Gate.

Trail to the Mine600 viewsThis trail takes you up 1.4 miles and 1,500 feet to the top of the tramway, where the actual mine is located. We had originally intended to climb it, but decided to get the hell out of there before the dust blew up the hill and engulfed us.

Mine Camp and Mill582 viewsIt turns out this isn't actually the mine, which is at the top of the hill; it's just the area where the ore was processed after being hauled down the hill on the aerial tramway.

Dust Storm in Death Valley579 viewsThe floor of Death Valley as seen from the turnoff to Keane Wonder Mine on the Beatty Cufoff Road, about 10 AM on Sunday, Oct. 27.

The Road to Beatty574 viewsThe Daylight Pass road runs northeast from Hell's Gate toward Rhyolite and Beatty.

Back at Hell's Gate574 viewsThe dust storm in the valley floor doesn't seem to have abated any since we first passed this point. If anything, it's gotten worse.

Boudika in Jeopardy?572 viewsLooks as if the dust storm will quickly advance up the hill and engulf JoAnn's beloved pickup in the Keane Wonder Mine parking lot, but it didn't.

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