I hiked to Horseshoe basin as a day hike while camping two nights at Basin Creek. A beautiful worthwhile hike, the views of the cirque and cascading waterfalls was very impressive. Also very quiet, on a summer Saturday I did not see another person during the hike.
The trail starts out brushy and then seems to fade out once reaching the boulder fields. I did my best to follow the 'trail' as shown on alltrails and Gaia map to get to the Black Warrior Mine, but my guess is that what was once the trail was overgrown with bushes. I wish I had saved the text description of the hike that described the location of the mine - it is in a cave next to one of the big waterfalls. It did eventually become obvious as I got closer. Once at the Black Warrior Mine, I sat in the shade inside the entrance of the mine and enjoyed my lunch with a great view of the basin. Then slowly descended back to the trail for the return to camp.
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