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[complete photo set here<\/a>]<\/p>\n

New Idria<\/a> is an abandoned mercury mine and accompanying ghost town located nearly 4 hours southeast of San Francisco.<\/p>\n

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sidebar: practical matters<\/strong> A on the map is Tres Pinos, which is about where you will start to lose cell service (at least Verizon), and Hollister is pretty much your last chance to get gas. B is the mine. from Tres Pinos, it’s pretty much a straight shot, but the road gets worse and worse in condition, so you will be dodging potholes left and right. and though it’s quite scenic, it also gets narrow and windy, so keep your speed in check as you’re navigating those potholes and sides of cliffs. there’s a sheltered picnic table and permanent portapotty along the way (Griswold Hills Recreation Access Area<\/a>, shortly after you turn off Panoche Road) if you need to answer nature’s call. once you get to the site, you’re going to be going completely off-road over dirt\/gravel\/rock, sharing the space with ATVers and offroad (motor)bikers, who will likely look at you and your car with incredulity. well, at least they did me and my prius. i did give a biker whose motorcycle broke down a lift back to town saving\u00a0him from a long ride as a motorcycle passenger. i\u00a0think is the first time i’ve ever given a random person a ride, but long story short there were reasons why i felt safe in doing so.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

it’s a shame i didn’t visit a couple years ago, since (according to the wikipedia article) there was a fire that destroyed many buildings (you can see some of the charred remains) and it’s a superfund site<\/a> now (again). also, there are signs posted on the buildings that warn of hantavirus<\/a>. yep.<\/p>\n

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The scenery changes from verdant fields with wildflowers to more arid and brown the closer you get to the mine.<\/p><\/div>\n

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And you’ll see lots of cows.<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is one of the nicer sections of road.<\/p><\/div>\n

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When you see this sign, you know you’re there. Otherwise, you haven’t gone far enough on New Idria Road.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The abandoned mine.<\/p><\/div>\n

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What’s left of one of the buildings.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Panorama of the ghost town.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Some of the remaining buildings seem to be used as dumping grounds, with things clearly not from the early ’70s when the town was abandoned.<\/p><\/div>\n

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View of the town from inside a building.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sunlight coming through a hole in a roof.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bus shelter?<\/p><\/div>\n

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One of the abandoned houses at the base of the hill.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I wouldn’t drink the water. (You get mercury! YOU get mercury! YOUU get mercury! EVERYBODY GETS MERCURY!)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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