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Overlooking the Railroad Creek Valley from old mine tailings of the Holden Mine above Holden Village, Washington. There are several tailings like these along this steep gully leading up the side of Copper Peak dating back to the early mining days of the 1890s. The main adit to the mine was in operation from 1938 to 1957 & included 56 miles of tunnels & stopes w/ underground rooms as large as Holden Village itself. I suppose one of these days the side of this mountain may collapse as a result of the immense underground workings. A trail leads up to the highest tailings, all of these to which the adits are long caved. It passes by the former Honeymoon Heights where married miners would take their 'vacation'. Look from this nice vantage to see Bonanza Peak, Martin Ridge across the way, & the quaint Holden Village below as well as some of the larger tailings that had been remediated the last few years w/ the process ongoing.
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.