Interesting Wildlife Encounters And A Rappel Down Mine Shaft
Channel: Abandoned Mine Exploring with Tom and Julie
Date: 2021-10-23

As we pulled up to this mine we were greeted by 21 Bighorn Sheep on and around the mine dump. We waited for the sheep to move off until we entered through the open portal. Inside we found an adit that was timbered with hand hewn timbers that went through a very fractured volcanic area. Further in we found a vertical shaft and a few crosscuts. The main drift went back over 1000 feet and on the way back from the face of the main drift we found a live jack rabitt that was apparently disoriented in a long crosscut. We managed to get the rabitt headed in the direction of the portal. We then rappelled down the shaft to see what was down below. We hope you enjoy the video.