By stang5_0, on February 9th, 2010%
 Having just spent the last few hours in The Golden Turkey, it was time to move on to what the day was all about. A look deep inside the De Soto Mine was next on the agenda.
The De Soto mine sits above where the town of Middleton once stood at an elevation of about 4967′ or so. Still wet from rain, the road was a bit slick including just a little sideways action 
I would not suggest going in anything but something with clearance as the rains have exposed some rocks that might challenge a car or small pickup. The Hummer had no problems and I’m sure most 4×4′s would make it especially when it’s dry. It was actually an enjoyable drive with the vegetation and surroundings changing quickly. You gain elevation pretty quick on the trail to the mine which as you can imagine affords you a great view of The Bradshaw’s.
Continue reading The De Soto Mine(AZ) – 02/07/10
By stang5_0, on February 9th, 2010%
 5am and the house smells of fresh brewed coffee. As I stumble to the kitchen I hit the dimmer and bring the light up slowly.
Quiet as a mouse with coffee no further than arms reach at all times, I begin to get ready for a day of adventure and unknown.
530 am and half a pot of coffee later my lunch is made and packed, water and soda in the neighboring cooler. Life is good. Still sleepy though.
550 am, showered, packed and ready to do this.
Slowly 10 minutes go by and Kao from Solitude Underground and his buddy Desert Fox have arrived.
In no time their gear is unloaded and ready to be reloaded into the Hummer. We socialize briefly, they meet the wife as she comes out to say “goodbye” and we pack it up.
First stop of the day, The Golden Turkey! Continue reading The Golden Turkey Mine(AZ) – 02/07/10
By stang5_0, on February 8th, 2010%
What a weekend I tell you, no rest for the wicked.
Saturday started off once again bright and early, only this time we returned so Darcy could finally see Humbug as well as give Dave a hand where needed. We had a great lunch packed and ready to go thanks to the Mr’s while I got the trailer ready. Again, met up with my uncle at 7:30am and we were on our way.
 Dave wasted no time giving Darcy the tour and of course we tagged a long once again. This was even better than the last time because Dave took a look at some pictures my uncle shared with him from 1971 prior to us coming out and was able to describe where the photos were taken as well as point out where buildings once stood that were in the photographs.
After spending a week studying Humbug more, and hearing additional information from Dave, I really felt more in tune with this old town. The water was still too high to cross over and see the older parts of Humbug, but we did see some additional treasures that we didn’t see last time. Continue reading Another day at Humbug – 02/06/10
By stang5_0, on February 1st, 2010%
I started the morning off enjoying a bowl of cereal with my daughter, then it was off to meet up with my uncle for our trip to Humbug, AZ to meet up with Dave Burns, caretaker of this old town of days gone by.
Since my uncle had been there before some 30 years ago, I thought I’d let him lead the way. even though I’d been researching the route to take, I didn’t want to waste time getting there. It was bad enough I barely got any sleep the night before thanks to all the excitement of making this trip.
 So by about 7:45am, we were on our way to Humbug, making our way through the city. Nothing beats hitting the trail-head bright and early so you have plenty of time to explore, stop for pictures and whatnot. If you’re not gone by 8am, why bother?
The day was going to be a nice one I could tell, not too chilly and no rain in the forecast. Had we tried this trip last weekend however, we may not have been able to cross Humbug Creek on the way in. We were told later in the day that the creek was running 10-12 feet in depth in places. Continue reading Humbug, AZ – Trip Report 01/30/2010
By stang5_0, on June 27th, 2009%
 Doesn’t look like much of an opening now does it?
So the Silo Social was awesome! I got a clean bill of health from the ER last night, no broken bones. That my friends, could only mean one thing; I was doing the Silo.
Before getting into the story, have a look at the video if you’d like. It was from our adventure today as well.
The day started off about 5am for me so I could make the meeting spot. I got down to the area just north of Tucson and met some great guys. It seemed everybody had their stories to tell about one adventure or another. I even heard a story or two about Neverland and how some folks managed to explore that area one time before all the rides were removed. Once we were all pretty sure nobody else was coming, we made our way to the site. I was still pretty nervous about doing the silo with a sprained foot, but I didn’t drive all the way down there just to look at a hole in the ground.
The area was actually pretty clear of debris on the surface, nothing to indicate the treasure that lie below. Continue reading 570-3 * A Silo Social
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Having just spent the last few hours in The Golden Turkey, it was time to move on to what the day was all about. A look deep inside the De Soto Mine was next on the agenda.
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