Abandoned manganese mine; home to the Wheel of Misfortune

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Join me under the hot Nevada sun to the abandoned pits at Three Kids Mine. I don't know how it's name was given but I do know that this location was operated from 1917-1961 in the production of manganese. 

I wasn't sure when I'd have an opportunity to share these photos until now. I've been sick these last few days and needed to take a lot of quiet time to myself. I was planning on sharing this yesterday but fell asleep after taking some medicine, oops. 😷

This ones gonna be a long one and I've included several small clips that might need to load!

@kommienezuspadt and I got up early to pick up model Masuimi Max and hair stylist Dottie Vee. Upon arrival to the outskirts of the abandoned mine, Masuimi spotted a carcass of some strange animal wrapped up. When @kommienezuspadt and I had scouted out the location the previous day I pointed out what appeared to be a disturbed burial site with a wooden makeshift cross above it. This critter must've been dug up by some jerks.

You can see the Las Vegas strip in the distance. 

It was a good thing we decided to scout this location the previous day and chose to shoot while the sun was high. You never know where danger could find you. Here's what looks to be an opening into a mining shaft. 

These abandoned pits either had an opening or we'd find stacks of wooden boards that we could use to climb in.

Here's a shot of us climbing into one of the pits.

I've admired Masuimi's work for quite sometime and this was actually my first time meeting her. I was a little nervous at first since I'm shy around strangers. I also didn't want to give the impression that I was tagging along to watch and do nothing. 

I'm usually around to help out with the odd jobs, it varies from shoot to shoot. I'll write more about that in another post. Here I am pulling back a large branch that was in the way. 

Masuimi has snuck her way into my heart and has become one of my favorite people. She's the biggest dork and she's an amazing model to watch. She was cracking jokes the whole time, shifting her body into an awkward position, yelling "I know what you want! I have to be uncomfortable!" @kommienezuspadt is notorious for placing his models into uncomfortable positions.

We have arrived at the Wheel of Misfortune. ✌🏻

There were a few graffiti artists tagging walls in the back. We made sure to let them know that they wouldn't be in any of the shots. 

This is actually higher than it seems and I was constantly reminded to be careful.

The wheel, which is measured to be about 250 feet wide, was created in 2012 by a crew lead by a graffiti artist named Aware. There is no money that can be won from this wheel and the other spaces contain messages that say, "Lose a Job," "Lose a Home," "Bank Owned" and "Lose All Hope."

Wish I would've gotten better shots of the images but I don't have a drone. I'm sure you could do a web search for sky view photos.

Another funny moment was when an unsuspecting graffiti artist exclaimed "Oh, shit!" After turning around to see Masuimi in one of her contorted poses. 

@kommienezuspdat getting Masuimi into another uncomfortable pose. This exchange really happened. 🤣

We were ready to wrap things up after a few hours, saving enough energy to make the hike back to our car. If it weren't for Steemit then I wouldn't have taken so many photos. Before Steemit, I'd keep these trips to myself and would only share stories with close friends. I'm getting better at documenting my adventures. I'd love to continue visiting these off the trail locations and sharing them with all of you.

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Thanks for those who stuck around for the end of this post!

Are there any local abandoned areas that you've visited? 🦊