Trona Archive

  •   Trona, CA is a mysterious land situated at the north west corner of San Bernardino County in Searles Valley. Trona is home to the Trona Pinnacles National Monument, Searles Valley Minerals, The Gem-O-Rama Mineral Show, and the continental United States only dirt high school football field. Let’s not forget the smell either, you know that you are approaching Trona...2August 13, 2012

    Trona, CA

      Trona, CA is a mysterious land situated at the north west corner of San Bernardino County in Searles Valley. Trona is home to the Trona Pinnacles National Monument, Searles Valley Minerals, The Gem-O-Rama Mineral Show, and the continental United States only dirt high school football field. Let’s not forget the smell either, you know that you are approaching Trona…

  • Ruth Camp & Mine is located a short distance from Trona in Homewood Canyon. From the rest stop in Trona, follow Trona Wildrose Road north toward Death Valley for roughly 9.4 miles. Turn left on Homewood Canyon Road and follow for 4.95 miles (the road will begin paved, but will become graded dirt). Ruth Camp will be located on your...2April 4, 2012

    Ruth Camp & Mine

    Ruth Camp & Mine is located a short distance from Trona in Homewood Canyon. From the rest stop in Trona, follow Trona Wildrose Road north toward Death Valley for roughly 9.4 miles. Turn left on Homewood Canyon Road and follow for 4.95 miles (the road will begin paved, but will become graded dirt). Ruth Camp will be located on your…

  • I originally visited the Trona Pinnacles back in August of 2011. You can read about it here. I’ve been wanting to return since becoming armed with my new camera. My original photos of the Pinnacles had been taken with my trusty cell phone. On this visit I spent a good bit more time hiking around the Pinnacles. There are several...0February 12, 2012

    Trona Pinnacles (Revisit)

    I originally visited the Trona Pinnacles back in August of 2011. You can read about it here. I’ve been wanting to return since becoming armed with my new camera. My original photos of the Pinnacles had been taken with my trusty cell phone. On this visit I spent a good bit more time hiking around the Pinnacles. There are several…

  • Over the last 3 years I’ve driven past the turn off for the Trona Pinnacles at least a dozen or more times never realizing exactly what I was missing.  The BLM website describes the Pinnacles as follows, “However it may appear to you, a visit to the Trona Pinnacles will be a journey into one of the most unusual geologic...1August 7, 2011

    Trona Pinnacles

    Over the last 3 years I’ve driven past the turn off for the Trona Pinnacles at least a dozen or more times never realizing exactly what I was missing.  The BLM website describes the Pinnacles as follows, “However it may appear to you, a visit to the Trona Pinnacles will be a journey into one of the most unusual geologic…