America’s National Parks Podcast
Society & Culture:Places & Travel
Even before the California Gold Rush of 1849, prospectors were finding gold in Southern California. As the rewards from the mines in the Sierras began to wither, miners headed toward the deserts, where hot summers, scarce water, limited wood sources, and the difficulty and high cost of transporting equipment and provisions created a challenging mining environment. But a few hardy adventurers endured, and about 300 mines were developed in what is now Joshua Tree National Park.
Few of these mines produced much, but one certainly did — the Lost Horse Mine
Meaningless Without Sacrifice
Alone on a Winter's Island
On the Oregon Trail
"We were standing on Ground Zero of World War III"
Cataloochee - The Center of the World
A Presidential Barbecue
River on Fire
Guardian of the Gulf
A Race to a Tie
The Strange World of National Park Gift Stores
The Night the Mountain Fell
A Rescue in the Grand Tetons
Apostle of the Cacti
9:02 A.M.
Rover
"Goodbye, Death Valley."
A Century of Progress
Four Voices, Four Missions
A Great Obelisk
Fighting on Arrival, Fighting for Survival
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