New video – Lost in the Golden Valley
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The Golden Valley lies between two mountain ranges. Stretching across the north and northwest is the Lava Mountains, and to the southeast, the Almond Mountains close off the valley. The valley is literally surrounded by mountains and is probably one of the most secluded areas in the Mojave. While we were Google Earthing the area, we were only able to find one little road entering the valley. But, could we find it when we were actually there?
What’s interesting about the Golden Valley is that it’s relatively untouched, there’s awesome potential to find wildlife and archaeological artifacts. If this visit proves fruitful, we will come out again later in the year. Very little is written about the Golden Valley, everywhere we looked on the internet (flashes of websites), even Wikipedia, bestowed the same description. But one of the things the Golden Valley Wilderness is best known for its wildflower display. It’s June now, so we’re at the tail end of it, but as you can see, there are still flowers around.
But the road started getting a little too rough for our Toyota Highlander, and we decided to explore the areas around Red Mountain, in an area still considered to be a part of the Golden Valley Wilderness. In particular, we were going to Joe’s old stomping grounds, when he and his friends knew a local legend who lived around here. They called him Virgil Ramey. The ‘Steam Man.’
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