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Apparently, a lot of water (and rocks) from the mountains runs down this wash during the wetter months. This must have hindered access to the old mine up on the mountainside.

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08946-devils-playground-wash-up-800px.jpg An old track leads into the Bighorn Mine tunnelThumbnailsApproaching the tunnel at the Bighorn Basin MineAn old track leads into the Bighorn Mine tunnelThumbnailsApproaching the tunnel at the Bighorn Basin MineAn old track leads into the Bighorn Mine tunnelThumbnailsApproaching the tunnel at the Bighorn Basin MineAn old track leads into the Bighorn Mine tunnelThumbnailsApproaching the tunnel at the Bighorn Basin MineAn old track leads into the Bighorn Mine tunnelThumbnailsApproaching the tunnel at the Bighorn Basin Mine

The lower part of the road here is quite steep, but it was presumably the best route the miners could carve out of such rugged surroundings.