Once again I found myself back underground in another unstable, crumbling talc mine. This was a small mining operation that was worked over the years by many different companies. I found an inclined shaft leading to a short drift tunnel that led to the bottom of a shallow vertical pit. As with most talc mines, the timbering in this one was extensive and heavy. Before hiking to the talc mine, I stopped a few miles outside of Trona, California to see and climb on the unusual Fish Rocks that have been around since 1938.
While there, I caught a huge, four-engine Navy jet flying low overhead. In fact, it's trajectory was so highly banked that I thought it was going to crash! Managed to get most of the jet's passage on video.
While hiking across the desert, I noticed that both the Joshua Trees and the Yucca Trees were in full bloom with fruit. The Native Americans ate these fruits as part of their diet, so at the end of this video I cut open both fruits to show what they are like inside. Yes, they are edible! Enjoy!
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