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Public Forums => Outdoors => Topic started by: jmarvint on Aug 13, 09, 04:32:57 AM

Title: Seeking help with location of waterfall and "cave"
Post by: jmarvint on Aug 13, 09, 04:32:57 AM

I haven't been to Wrightwood since the late 1970's. I'm planning a visit for mid-October. I remember hiking with my family, possibly up Acorn, and finding a waterfall that was about 10 feet high. Sound familiar to anyone? I also remember a "cave" (probably a mine) that we teenagers visited. It might have been sealed off since then. Anyone know where that is?

--Joanne Vinton

Title: Re: Seeking help with location of waterfall and "cave"
Post by: RobertW on Aug 13, 09, 06:11:24 AM

Quote from: jmarvint on Aug 13, 09, 04:32:57 AM

I remember hiking with my family, possibly up Acorn, and finding a waterfall that was about 10 feet high. Sound familiar to anyone?

Yes.  Not Acorn, but Flume Canyon.

Quote from: jmarvint on Aug 13, 09, 04:32:57 AM

I also remember a "cave" (probably a mine) that we teenagers visited. It might have been sealed off since then. Anyone know where that is?

Yes.  Big Horn Mine.

Title: Re: Seeking help with location of waterfall and "cave"
Post by: jmarvint on Aug 14, 09, 04:57:54 AM

Thank you!

I found a photo of Big Horn Mine--the mine I visited didn't have any wooden structure around it. It was fairly short, branched into two sections, was high enough to walk upright, but probably only two people could have walked side by side. As I remember it, we could walk from downtown, although it was a long walk and possibly on the east side of town. Could it be up Heath Canyon?