We are still enjoying Julian. Had a visit from friends Steve and Kathe Dunn yesterday. They picked us up and we went to Wynola to have lunch at the Wynola Pizza Co. After a delicious lunch we stopped at the Banner grade overlook! It was a beautiful day!
We were headed back to the RV and were trying to decide if we wanted to go see the historic Stonewall Mine, south of Lake Cuyamaca. We decided to take a look at the mine. Gold was discovered there in 1870 but the mine really didn't get going until 1886. $2,000,000 in gold was produced between 1886 and 1892! The mine was abandoned in 1893. The main shaft was 630' deep. There isn't much left of the mine just a few odds and ends.
When we got to the mine there was one other car and the man got back to his car just before we were ready to leave. He had been hiking since 10:00 a.m., it was now 3:00 p.m. It was a good thing we had not left yet because the man locked his keys in his trunk, along with his cell phone because he had no signal. He would have had another pretty good hike to get to a telephone. He used our phone to call AAA! Our good deed for the day!
A beautiful afternoon visiting with friends and seeing the area..."Ain't Life Grand!"
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