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From an email sent in on 4/17/06 and posted with permission:
Greetings,
My kids and I do extensive abandoned sites, nature and various
other photo expeditions throughout Southern California and this
was one of the first family expeditions we took. We follow the
Urban Explorer's (URBEX) Code of "Take nothing but pictures;
leave nothing but footprints" in all of our explorations.
In our case, we take it to the level of journalistic detatchment
and art.
Over this past weekend, to my horror, I heard about the destruction
and theft that has occurred at the mine complex from a California
State Parks Ranger. If anything, it was because of incidents
like these and the unchecked growth of the region that we photograph
and document sites like the Burro Schmidt Complex - to preserve
some memories of the past. To note, I wrote BLM to ask them last
year to post a caretaker or more diligently secure the site.
I never heard back from them.
Below are links to articles I published in my LiveJournal
about our visit to the mine. These photos are concidered copywritten;
however, I will allow you to use them to document the pre-pillage
condition of the site and to give people an idea of what treasures
have been lost. Good luck in trying to recover items or raise
public awareness.
John
Starting in Oct '04:
Live Journal entry -1
Live Journal entry -2
Live Journal entry -3
Live Journal entry -4
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