Sorry Whiskeyrat
but that photo is so small and sideways.
directions to La Rue Mine above La Rue Map Rock
From I-70 take Baylor Canyon Rd. to the second Road on the left before Cattle Guard . First road is to a Ranch
second road is to Mine House Spring and the stone Cabin .
From I-25
Take University Drive exit , follow east pass Hiway Patrol and " A " Mountain on right hand side of road ,
follow 12 miles and turn left on Baylor Canyon Rd. before you get to dripping springs .
Pass Windmill on left side of road and go one mile to Mine House spring road and turn right
( No sign for the road , you'll know it when you pass the cattle guard after the windmill )
The road is very rough going up to the cabin
Park wherever you can and walk to the cabin.
walk in front of the cabin and just a few yards pass it , you will find a Boulder with a Niche in it facing you
in the niche is La Rues Strike Mark .
From that Boulder
600 yards due south-east , you will see a huge red boulder , the size of a one car garage .
Atop of it , you will see a square boulder set there by La Rue.
You can climb atop the boulder at the cabin and looking due east and a ways south , you will see
the Huge Map Rock Boulder with the square boulder on top .
Go to that Map Rock , you'll know you have the right boulder when you find a 10 foot deep hole
dug on the east side and hieroglyphs above the hole that have been spray painted over
with black and white paint .
That is La Rues Map Rock .
Climb up on the Map Rock and Look directly East at the Mountains
A very steep narrow Canyon is visible , the mine is above the south wall of that steep canyon , it is
in a Canyon above on the right hand wall ( south wall of the Steep Narrow Canyon )
Walk to the mouth of the Steep Narrow Canyon staying close to the north wall as much as possible ( stay out of the wash in the center of that canyon, it is too rough with big boulders )
at a point just before the head of the steep canyon , cross the wash and top out at the head of the canyon .
Takes a lot of energy and time to get this far .
If you stand at the top ( head of the canyon ) and look south , you are looking for a way to get up into the Higher Canyon
above the steep canyon , above the south wall of the steep canyon .
The Mine is up there in the higher canyon .