| The trip
started out with a ride on a dirt road, back to the site of the old
Swansea mining
operation.
Sandy and Tom. |
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| Tom had
purchased a pair of helmet intercoms which made communications, while
riding, very easy.
Thanks again Tom! |
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| And here's
comes Jeff, Linda and Julie.
Julie's butt got sore after a
few miles on the back of Tom's BMW, so she opted for the comforts of the
Jeep!. |
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| Sandy, standing
in front of a recently collapsed mining structure at Swansea. |
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| The other side
of the same structure. |
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| After our visit
to the old mine, we visited a place called "The Desert Bar".
It had quit a collection of
relics, old cars and fire trucks. |
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| The bar is on
the right hand of the photo. The "false front", all metal, church
stands on the left.
People get to this location via a 6 mile dirt road. |
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| Old Fire Truck. |
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| They had
excellent "Live" entertainment. |
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| Another old
fire truck. |
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| This is the
home of the owner of the bar. The architecture is similar to the
bar.
The tall tower is a functional
cooling tower. |
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| Sandy standing
in front of the church.
They do have wedding
ceremonies here! |
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| Not sure what
the deal is here. It appears that everybody hangs an old pair of
tennis shoes from the tree.
This is located about half way
between Desert Center and Parker (on highway 177). |
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| It is now time
to drive the few remaining miles to home! |
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