relics

[trust]

I thought maybe we have all found some interesting relics abandoned in the deserts or wherever we explore that might be cool to see

Here are a couple from a Mojave trip I was fortunate to share with some friends in 2015

 

[Jeep Addict]

Now that is cool

 

[Belizeit]

Think I saw that 4th saved on Weldr Up.

 

[trust]

a couple more

 

[trust]

southern New Mexico

 

[Belizeit]

Built but never got its chance to go to the moon. Just a relic now. Finally after just being a show piece at work for about 50 years and moved less than a year before an E3 tornado came through it finally got it's chance to go to a museum. Saturn 5 first stage of an Apollo rocket

 

[mhinchliffe]

Don't show that to some of these guys, they'll try putting it under a hood! Cool pics!

 

[HighSierra CJ]

We stumbled upon this mine on one of our jeep trips through the Mojave Desert. This was the mining camp, not sure when they shut it down. I believe this was 2016. Pictures are kind of out of order

 

[jammer1]

Awsome, Just don't think how large these rockets are compared to us.

 

[Belizeit]

Awsome, Just don't think how large these rockets are compared to us.

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Been a while, but years ago we had some extra engines hanging around on dollies and seems like they were around 14-16 foot long. The exhaust outside diameter is around 6-7 ft. Fuel was a problem. Burn rate was crazy for each engine. Something like 1,000,000 lbs in a couple of minutes. Only the Gov. Can afford that

 

[bigwalton]

Very cool idea!

I'll have to think if I have anything that would qualify. I know the National and Colorado Scrambles out there in CO had some awesome stuff they checked out.

 

[wm69]

This is sitting on some land Dad bought back in the early 80's. Old homestead foundation up on top of the hill in the background. Nearest paved road is 10 miles away.

 

[John N]

This is sitting on some land Dad bought back in the early 80's. Old homestead foundation up on top of the hill in the background. Nearest paved road is 10 miles away.

I’m sure it was running when parked....just saying.

 

[trust]

sort of a relic I guess as it was man made and left to slowly decay

 

[trust]

a more traditional relic... and some "artifacts" who are closer to relics than to new models....

 

[Belizeit]

Both these machines were cutting edge in their day, but are obsolete now. They did a flyby at work about 8 years ago from Kennedy Space Center to LA. The Endeavour is now on display at the California Science Center. A beautiful relic if I may say. Even this 747 is a very unique one. Twin rudder on the back of the tail because of the dirty air created by the shuttle

 

[trust]

a couple more from Utah

 

[trust]

few more from Utah

 

[HighSierra CJ]

This Dodge power wagon is sitting in a ghost town called Ballarat. It used to belong to the Charles Manson group. The baker ranch where they lived and were caught, is about 15 to 20 miles away from this location. There are lots of neat jeep trails in this area, just on the edge of death Valley in California.

 

[trust]

This one at the Ballarat "store" from Manson infamy as HighSierra mentioned. Its to bad the Barker ranch house burned down. Yothe areaure right though, lots of interesting jeep trails in