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WEEK 5: Step Back in Time Explore Your Lands
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Caption: The Bureau of Land Management's #mypubliclandsroadtrip 2016 explores the diverse landscapes and resources on your public lands, from great camping sites to cool rock formations to ghost towns.
Roadtrip Week 5, Step Back in Time: #mypubliclandsroadtrip checks out ghost towns, homesteads, dinosaur and fossil sites, petroglyphs and much more.
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Caption: Ghost Towns
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Caption: Falk Ghost Town Deep in the misty redwoods of northern California hides the ghost town of Falk. Once a boisterous mill town of four-hundred lumber workers and their families, Falk now haunts the Headwaters Forest Reserve. (Photos courtesy BLM California)
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Caption: The 7,400 acre reserve, located 6 miles southeast of Eureka, was set aside to protect and preserve the ecological and wildlife values in the area.
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Caption: Only remnants remain from the historic mill town of Falk, but park rangers lead interpretive hikes and story reenactments.
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Caption: Animas Forks At 11,000 feet and nestled within the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado, Animas Forks Ghost Town harkens back to the days of prospectors and gold mines. (Photos by BLM Colorado)
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Caption: You can find Animas Forks along the Alpine Loop Backcountry Byway, 12 miles northeast of Silverton.
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Caption: Nine of the original buildings still stand and are open to entry, thanks to collaboration with San Juan County and various partner groups to restore them.
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Caption: Garnet Ghost Town Garnet Ghost Town in Montana came to life in 1895 and, at its peak, was home to 1,000 people. But by 1912, most of the large gold strikes were depleted and then a fire destroyed much of the business district. (Photos by Alyse Backus, BLM)
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Caption: Today, the BLM has stabilized and preserved the remaining two dozen buildings, and over 16,000 people visit the area to take a glimpse into part of Montana’s amazing mining past.
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Caption: In the summer, you can stroll through the ghost town or take a hike within the 116 miles of trails that wind throughout the area.
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Caption: Petroglyphs
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Caption: Painted Canyon Traveling through Canyon Pintado or Painted Canyon in Colorado, you can find hundreds of archaeological sites, mostly from the prehistoric Fremont culture and the Ute occupations of the area. (Photos by BLM Colorado)
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Caption: Seven premiere rock art locations and archaeological sites are located along the canyon, posted with interpretive panels.
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Caption: Castle Gardens BLM Wyoming protects world-class rock art at the Castle Gardens Petroglyph Site in central Wyoming. The name comes from the outcropping of shapes resembling the turrets and towers of a castle. (Photos by BLM Wyoming)
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Caption: The most famous petroglyphs were created in Castle Gardens Shield Style, the oldest recognizable example of the shield-bearing warrior figure.
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Caption: Three Rivers Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in New Mexico offers one of the largest and most interesting petroglyphs sites in the Southwest. (Photos by BLM New Mexico)
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Caption: More than 21,000 glyphs of birds, humans, animals, fish, insects, plants and abstract designs are scattered over 50 acres of the Chihuahuan Desert.
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Caption: The Old West
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Caption: Riddle Brothers Ranch Head west to the Riddle Brothers Ranch in southeast Oregon - on the west flank of Steens Mountain - for a firsthand look at the historic livestock industry. (Photos by BLM Oregon)
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Caption: Walter, Frederick and Benjamin Riddle were three bachelor brothers who secured home sites and raised livestock in and around the ranch.
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Caption: The BLM purchased the 1,120-acre property from Clemens in 1986 and has since managed the ranch for its historic values.
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Caption: JO Ranch The JO Ranch Rural Historic Landscape is a rare and well-preserved example of a late 19th-early 20th century western sheep ranching operation in southwestern Carbon County, Wyoming. Photos by BLM Wyoming.
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Caption: The site consists of ranch building, a corral system with livestock chutes, abandoned farm equipment and barbed wire fences.
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Caption: American History
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Caption: Dripping Springs Dripping Springs, located on the west side of the Organ Mountains in New Mexico, reflects the story of the western frontier. Homesteaders originally settled here along stagecoach routes. (Photos by BLM New Mexico)
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Caption: Later during the time of Billy the Kid, the springs supported a resort, and then served as a sanatorium before it was eventually abandoned.
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Caption: Now managed by the BLM New Mexico, the area offers a scenic getaway and miles of hiking trails not far from Las Cruces.
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Caption: Fort Egbert In 1899, the Fortymile region was awash with gold miners and settlers lured in by the Klondike Gold Rush. The establishment of Fort Egbert brought law and communications to the Fortymile region. (Photos by Craig McCaa and Bob Wick, BLM)
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Caption: Much of the fort’s fascinating history remains preserved in the five buildings that have survived more than a century of Interior Alaska’s harsh winters.
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Caption: Visitors can explore the area on their own or take advantage of the Eagle Historical Society and Museums’ daily walking tour of the city, museum and fort.
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Caption: Plank Road Only fragments of the plank road in California remain, but it played a significant role in early American transportation and western migration history. (Photos by BLM California)
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Caption: Remnants of the Plank Road are protected and the fenced section may be viewed up close.
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Caption: Silver City Silver City, located an hour southwest of Boise, Idaho, is one of several mining towns that sprang up in the Owyhee Mountains after gold was discovered nearby in 1863. (Photos by BLM Idaho)
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Caption: The last mining operation closed around World War II, although the town was never completely abandoned.
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Caption: In 1972, the Idaho Hotel in Silver City was restored and re-opened. Now, visitors can enjoy partially-restored historical buildings.
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Caption: General Land Office The Land Ordinance of 1785 was the first major land law of the United States. It created the Public Land Survey System which is the basis for all public and private land ownership of lands that once belonged to the United States of America.
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Caption: The ordinance mandated the first rules for surveying and selling the Federal public domain and for the stewardship of the land title records created by the processes
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Caption: Today, the BLM provides access to Federal land conveyance records, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records. BLM.gov/GLO
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Caption: Read full stories about places to Step Back in Time on @mypubliclands Flickr.
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