Mystery Mine Hike

I hiked to Mystery Mine with our Outdoor Club. Sue had been to it before (by a different route) so opted not to go. Dean led. The hike took us up and over the flanks of Hour Glass, to near the base of Treasure Mountain, where the mine is located. The mytsteryt? No one seems to know what was being mined, as it's not in an area noted for minerals. Lots of wildflowers, and very numerous mushrooms. Fun hike!

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Ta da! Mystery mine! No one seems to know what might have been mined here, anbd we haven't seen it marked on any maps
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To get to the mine, we had to cross this small creek, which was lined with luxurient vegetaton
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Huge Cow Parsnip along the stream
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After re-crossing the stream and heading back up the flanks of Hour Glass for a bit, we stopped for lunch with a view
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Our return hike, through beetle-killed spruce. Again, footgin was at times slippery due to wet leaves and grass

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