Treasure in the Arizona Mountains

Treasure in the Arizona Mountains This video was made after hunting for a treasure from a story that was told to me by an old guy named John, who I mention in my book Random Tangents. We will take you up on the Mogollon Rim, above Payson, Arizona, and tell the story and discuss where…

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Big Horn Mine Hike in Wrightwood

Big Horn Mine Hike in Wrightwood Hiking to Big Horn Mine is one of my favorite short hikes in the Southern California area. The hike leaves from Vincent Gap and then hugs the mountainside as it takes you over to an old gold mine. Along the way, you can stop and see Vincent’s Cabin if…

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Inside the Resolution Copper Mine, 1.3 Miles Underground

Inside the Resolution Copper Mine, 1.3 Miles Underground Mar. 14 — There are deeper mines in North America than the Resolution mine but none with a single shaft this long. It is a 6,943 foot concrete barrel, 30 feet in diameter bored into the mountain of Arizona and took six years to dig. Bloomberg’s Matt…

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Hidden Treasure Dam Model 2019, Lake City Colorado

Hidden Treasure Dam Model 2019, Lake City Colorado Just days prior to its destruction, the CoE flew the Hidden Treasure dam above Lake City Colorado with a DJI Phantom 4 V2 UAS (drone) and took more than 400 images. Using Pix4D, the CoE was then able to create a 3D model (point cloud) of the…

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Somewhere in New Mexico 9 Hidden Gold

Somewhere in New Mexico 9 Hidden Gold A new video from Shield of the Son discussing Skeleton Canyon and a heist that took place in the late 1870s that may have resulted in over one million dollars worth of gold remaining in hidden mine shafts.

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