Lost Cabin Mine

Where the Desert Keeps the Sun

A wounded warrior, a mountain with a heart in its history, and stones that reveal their color in the light. M. Hayward explores Oregon sunstone lore through her own finds near Hart Mountain.

Where the Sage Keeps the Story Part IV: The Hollow, the Divide, and the Valley

Beyond the South Fork Malheur, the emigrants crossed timbered hills into a valley so vast its boundaries were difficult to judge. Their diaries left distances, streams, and a mysterious Crooked River. Could the old McEwen country explain where they traveled?

Where the Sage Keeps the Story - Part III: An Old Road Through the South Fork Country

The Ship the Shore Remembered

A lost Spanish galleon, marked stones, and stories of treasure buried near Neahkahnie Mountain. Historical research and a childhood connection to the coast follow the Beeswax Wreck from local memory to its identification as the Santo Cristo de Burgos.

Where the Sage Keeps the Story

A continuing look at the 1845 Meek Cutoff, Oregon Trail history, surviving diaries, old roads, and another possible route through eastern Oregon.

The Triskitt Gang and the Gold That Vanished

Five fugitives. A pursuing posse. A fortune in gold. Somewhere between Sailors’ Diggings and O’Brien, the treasure disappeared.

Jimmy’s 3 A.M. Department of Questionable Connections: Always Five

One little word has Jimmy thinking about mathematics, counting marks, and the different ways people approach a puzzle. Could “always five” be suggesting a method rather than an answer? The raccoon has already tested the theory with crackers. His math is questionable.

Little Discoveries Along the Way: Pacific Northwest Adventures

A collection of small discoveries from Oregon's forests, rocky creeks, quiet trails, and everyday life. Sometimes the best treasures aren't the ones we set out to find.

Jimmy on the Grid: A Pacific Northwest Treasure Hunting Music Video

Jimmy hits the backroads of the Pacific Northwest in a dark drill music adventure filled with forest mysteries, questionable clues, and one unruly raccoon.

Year Two, BOTG #1: Jimmy Finds the Perfect Spot and Immediately Climbs a Tree

Everything led Jimmy to one spot. Then the trail disappeared, the bear mace was missing, something black moved, and Jimmy discovered trees have advantages.

Trip 6 - The Raccoon Who Got In Trouble

The Sketchy Raccoon turns a simple situation into snack-related chaos in this Lost Cabin Mine comic.

Trip 5 – The Hotel in the Woods

Jimmy takes the treasure hunt indoors at a strange hotel in the woods, searching halls, rooms, and vending machines while a soggy raccoon keeps watch.

Jimmy's Adventures: One Beautiful BOTG, One Very Long Night

A hidden little paradise, a hillside full of suspicious rocks, and a perfect day of treasure hunting. Then the sun went down. Jimmy has since revised her camping policy.

Jimmy's Adventures: The Things We Never Went Looking For

Seven teenagers. Three nights in the Oregon wilderness. Two wonderful evenings and one night nobody could explain

Adventure #7: Jimmy’s Driving Lessons: Jump the Creek

Jimmy learned to drive a stick shift the sensible way: by pointing an old truck at a creek, saying “I got this,” and letting momentum handle the details.