Gold was discovered in California in 1849. By the thousands, miners came from all over theworld to make their fortunes. From the seaports of San Francisco and Eureka, they spread out in

all directions following the rivers to the high country where gold was just waiting to be picked up.In the north they followed the Trinity and Klamath Rivers high into the Klamath Mountains andTrinity Alps. From San Francisco, they worked their way through the Sierra Nevada’s followingthe Tuolumne and Merced Rivers.Thirty miles from Mono Lake, the population of the sleepy town of Bodie exploded. Search for

the elusive mother lode drove the miners higher into the mountains until in 1910, at an elevationof 9600 ft. above sea level, the Log Cabin Gold Mine hit paydirt. Over the next thirty years, themine became famous for the gold it produced and for the harsh winters the miners endured. Themine was closed at the onset of World War II by order of President Roosevelt.By 1950, new mining techniques and the high price of gold presented an attractive proposition toreopen the mine. Unfortunately, efforts to upgrade the equipment and buildings were not a partof nature’s plan for the mountain. The parts of the mine that were not buried under twenty feet ofsnow were whipped by winds in excess of 80 mph. Nature’s one-two punch was too much for themodern day miners and the Log Cabin Gold Mine was closed permanently in 1956.

In 1971, the Hathaway and Garbutt families who owned the minedonated the property to the LosAngeles Area Council. The gift included the land, the mill operation, all buildings and equipment.

This unique piece of property sits just north of Tioga Pass Road on the rugged and picturesqueeastern slope of the Sierra Nevada overlooking Mono Lake.In 1981, the Clem C. Glass Eagle’s Nest was built to serve as headquarters for the Log CabinWilderness Camp. Today, the Eagle’s Nest has been expanded to include a program center,

trading post, health lodge, showers, whirlpool spa, kitchen and dining room.Over the years, Log Cabin was transformed from a traditional summer camp to a high adventurebase camp. In 1973, the camp hosted the first “Quest Beyond Eagle” a two-week challenge open

only to Eagle Scouts. The program was expanded to include the High Country Gatewayprogram, offering one-week backpacking trips through the Yosemite Wilderness. In 1998, theprogram was expanded again to include the Sierra Nevada Mountain Man Adventure.

Log Cabin Wilderness Camp is truly a unique and special place that your crew will want to return

to again and again.