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2020
Old Mine Exploration
Our first look at the Harriet Powerhouse on the Oak Grove Fork
Some kind of storage box near the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
Harriet Powerhouse on the Oak Grove Fork
Upper part of Crack Falls on the Oak Grove Fork
Oak Grove Fork after the Harriet Powerhouse
Another storage box of some kind near the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
Some piece of machinery near the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
The Crack on Crack Falls
A building near the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
Inside the building near the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
Some kind of hopper near the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
A conveyer belt near the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
A conveyer belt near the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
A conveyer belt near the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
One of the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
One of the mines on the Oak Grove Fork - watch out for the bats!
One of the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
Small creek flowing down below the mines along the Oak Grove Fork
One of the mines on the Oak Grove Fork
I think they dumped the raw diggings into this pit which then took it by conveyer up to the hopper - Old mine along the Oak Grove Fork
Conveyer out of the pit - Old mines along the Oak Grove Fork
Looked to be some sort of Hydro turbine - guess is that it was used for power generation
Oak Grove Fork Below crack falls
Oak Grove Fork Below crack falls
There is some sort of "slide" down the hill from the road down to the powerhouse - not sure what it is for - it is kind of hidden behind the trees. - Oak Grove Fork
Black pipe we found buried in the ground heading back up to road 57 - we think it was diverting water from a small creek/spring to something - pot grow site? Not sure
The snow berm that stopped us just before the turnff to Hideaway lake on road 58
Dogs playing in the snow
Dogs playing in the snow
Dogs playing in the snow
Dogs playing in the snow
My truck in front of the snow berm on road 58
Dogs playing in the snow - Ollie, Otis and Thor
Thor being Thor in the snow
Ollie and Otis
Old photo with bridge over the Oak Grove Fork before the powerhouse was built in 2016
Old photo with bridge over the Oak Grove Fork before the powerhouse was built in 2016