Welcome Dennis,

 

    I can't say if it's a GPAA claim, but I can tell you how to get there, I've been there. The only advise I'll give you is the farther you go, the bigger the boulders get until you need a rock climber. So you better have a 4wd. A 2wd can be an issue in the soft sand.

 

  Anyway off of 395, take Garlock Rd. to the Goler Heights area past the landing strip. Take the Goler Gulch dirt rd. Stay along the dirt road that goes along the base of the mountain. Go up the mountain, when the rocks in the road get to be really huge and your trucks oil pan is slammed on a boulder, you've gone too far.

 

  Good luck, have fun.

Hi Dennis I think the claims you are talking about are on page CL-46 of claims guide. They are in Kern County.

It does still exist... nice claim, though it looks as though folks have been cave dwelling.  The marks are hard to find but are still standing. I was there a few weeks back for a day trip.

 

 

Do not enter any of the ""caves" as they are loose and you could be slabbed or crushed by a sudden muck run

The last cave I entered was up on the West Side of the Elk Mountains in Colorado, it was a giant boulder on a hillside that was a entrance out of something like something you would see in a Hobbit Movie. Flashlight and .44mag in hand I got about 10ft in and heard the guttural growl of a mountain lion and made a quick retreat.

Don't go into caves unless they are ones you blasted/dug yourself, especially if you find yourself having to crawl in on your belly. When I was a teen we found a open vent into the side of a mountain and went in and explored it. When we got in we found ourselves in a cavern that was like a cathedral, and sparkled like diamonds, with many shafts leading in different directions. At that age we were too ignorant to realize the danger but it was a incredible experience.

We found another one a few weeks later that was tall enough to walk into, but right at the entrance I tapped the ceiling and rocks came falling down, since then and the tunnels I had to use while in the Military I have developed a bit of claustrophobia.