This morning, Google Photos was nice enough to point out that it’s been four years since I last visited the Angels Camp Museum in Calaveras County. Much of the time, I ignore these little reminders, but today the timing was ideal. Only the other day, the Big Guy mentioned to me that we should go for a drive somewhere, flattering […]
I’m hoping to take another trek back to the Angels Camp Museum this spring, but in the meantime, here are a few more shots from my last visit, in June 2021.
I don’t have any data, but I suspect that old stage coaches are probably one of the most popular items in local museums. Maybe it’s because, like me, lots of folks grew up seeing the stage get held up at some point in just about every Western show and movie on TV. Of course, there were quite a number of […]
More images of the rusted machinery at Angels Camp Museum in Calaveras County. Shot in late June 2021.
When I visited the Angels Camp Museum in Calaveras County, before I even stepped inside one of their exhibit buildings I found a whole yard full of historic machinery, some of it clearly rescued from rusty oblivion. I could recognize a few of the pieces; the old generator from the Utica powerhouse looks very similar to those I’ve seen in […]
Here are a few more of the rocks and minerals I found on display in the Mining and Ranching building of the Angels Camp Museum. Borates are crystallized salts that contain boron. They are used in many different applications, from fertilizing plants to forming heat-resistant glass and fiberglass insulation. They’re most heavily concentrated in dry, waterless environments like California’s Mojave […]
You may remember a couple of weeks ago I published a post about the California State Mining Museum in Mariposa and mentioned that I wished I could find a mineral museum nearer to where I live. Well, it just so happens that I did find a very nice if small collection of minerals from various places around the world on […]