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REFERENCE
SECTION: GHOST TOWNS & ABANDONED MINES
CLOSED MINES, GOODSPRINGS DISTRICT, NEVADA |
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Here is a photo of some recent
activities by the Bureau of Land Management, closing off access
to mines. This is due to idiots who do not exercise good caution,
safety, and judgement by not entering mines in the first place...so
now those of us who are responsible & careful must have our
entertainment taken away from us because of a handful of morons.
I'd much rather have folks enjoy my photos here than risk trying
to see all this for themselves. I've been exploring mines for decades,
and am well prepared; I also don't explore mines that don't appear
to be safe to enter, and trust my sixth senses if something seems
amiss. I don't fault the BLM nor the Forest Service nor any other
agency that is involved in closing off access to mines; they are
reacting to the stupid amongst us and are doing as they are directed.
So by no means is this a condemnation of any federal agency; I hold
them blameless. Rather, it is the few idiots amongst us that makes
the rest of us pay for their stupidity.
This photo shows what is referred to as a "bat grate"
installed in the old vertical shaft; it allows native bat populations
living in some of these abandoned mines to still access their living
areas, without human interference. |
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