Death Valley Silver Mine - Tunnel Through Mountain - Stunning Open Stopes - Spectacular Valley Views
Channel: Abandoned Mine Exploring with Tom and Julie
Date: 2022-08-12

After driving along a narrow ledge road, and climbing high into the mountains, we found a very cool tunnel with huge open stopes. The pillars in the stopes made for stunning views from below. We didn't know it was a tunnel when we first entered the mine, but, all of the sudden we popped out on the other side of the mountain. It's always fun go through a real tunnel and come out somewhere different than where you entered. While we were high up we noticed several mine workings far below  us along a well defined trail, so we decided to hike down the wash to see them.  We found one nice drift mine that we explored. We found a vertical shaft, but the ladders had become unattached from their mountings and were not usable. We found a few more small workings, too.
The views of Death Valley from up at the tunnel, and from the lower trail, were spectacular. 
We hope you enjoy the video as much as we enjoyed making it.