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Adobe ruins of Ryan Ranch in Joshua Tree National Park. Built in the 1890s next to a spring that provided water to the Lost Horse gold mine which the Ryans owned. Bricks for the home were made from de

Adobe ruins of Ryan Ranch in Joshua Tree National Park. Built in the 1890s next to a spring that provided water to the Lost Horse gold mine which the Ryans owned. Bricks for the home were made from desert clay and tailings from the gold mine.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2012
Date Uploaded: 10.2012
Photo Location: None, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Copyright: © Chip Morton
Awards
Photo of the Day: 10.28.12
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