BLACK DIAMOND MINES      photos by Dennis Ratay

Here are some Black Diamond Mines pictures.  Some pictures included here are from the prehike.

Rose Hill Cemetery in the distance

Eureka Slope entrance

Eureka Slope entrance

Manzanitas along the trail.

Manzanitas along the trail.

Nick at the bridge.

Trees with character.

The Delta in the distance.

Trees with character

Along the trail.

The Delta with its wind farm.

Trees with character

Trees with character – a Manzanita

Entrance to the Air Shaft tunnel.  The air shaft within was 150 feet deep at one time  -  extending down into a coal tunnel

Top of the Air Shaft  -- for those that didn’t venture into the tunnel.

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