Black Star Canyon and the Historic Indian Village Site #217

[youfuckonme]

We found the Blue light mines in Silverado, where are these???



[davidsquall351]

@youfuckonme Blackstar Canyon up the dirt road a few miles walk.

[youfuckonme]

@davidsquall351 Thank you! =)

[stevezone]

lol the Indians weren't grinding grain... they were grinding acorns from all the black Oak trees in the area! been there many times in the past... have you found the Blackstar silver mine(s)?

[davidsquall351]

@stevezone Nope, dont go to mines that often. Some day

[enjoythewildUSA]

Those holes in the rock are just awesome. You can almost picture native villagers preparing their meals as they grind their grain. Its wild to think that when that happened, there was a thriving community of people who lived, hunted, gathered, raised families, told stories, etc. etc. for generations - where now there is quiet. When they lived in that place, the Grizzly roamed the wild. Incredible! Thanks for sharing that gem of a video!!!!

[davidsquall351]

I wish I had a Time Machine.

[l3lip]

@enjoythewildUSA

How far in did you go to get to those holes?

[enjoythewildUSA]

@l3lip I didn't do the hike. I was just commenting on the video. I sure would like to go there one day.

[l3lip]

@enjoythewildUSA

Oh haha. My friends and I went yesterday and we turned back because we heard people in the bushes following us. Yes, people haha.

[bapyou]

Hi David. You sure that was a garter snake? Maybe it was a bullsnake? Or a kingsnake? Looked kind of big for a garter snake.

[davidsquall351]

He was about a Foot in length, I am pretty sure but now im not so sure...lol

[bapyou]

Yeah well ... there wasn't anything in the shot to suggest how big the animal is ... anything to compare it to. So now, since you said that he was about a foot long, then maybe it is a garter snake.

Judging from appearance only, I had guessed he was about 3 or 4 feet long. If that were the case, it would be more likely to be a kingsnake or bullsnake. Interesting footage anyway. You should have made a whole video of the snake. He was makng some interesting motions with his head.

[davidsquall351]

"He was makng some interesting motions with his head."

The snake reminded me of a stick bug when he was doing that.

[bapyou]

Dude: If I was filming that snake, I would have filmed as much of him as I could; at least until he scuted away in the grass and I couldn't see him anymore. Encounters with animals are always rare for me. I try to take advantage of them while they last.

[flyerscup08]

@bapyou I'd bet gopher snake...I've seen them up there many times.