Anyway, there are not very many decent places to camp in this part of the Mohave Desert, so I have stayed here a couple of times, but never had time to tour the ghost town. This time, I decided to take the time since it was a nice, sunny day. Heading toward the non-ORV campground, you see these real, original silver mines. I don't know if anyone found silver in this specific mine, but they certainly dug a lot of holes looking for it.
And another one.
Part of the campground. This photo was taken from the ghost town the next morning.
This is a good view looking out into the valley from the ghost town parking area.
This is a reconstructed town, where they built mostly new structures based on what they knew about the old town. Mostly, the shops are places to buy food and western souvenirs, but it is well done, with a lot of history thrown in.
Some old mining equipment.
This sign points out that the owners of Knott's Berry Farm was involved in the town reconstruction.
This store is a combination of museum and souvenir shop. This part is a museum.
There is some candy and a few things for sale mixed in with the historical stuff.
The clothing is not for sale, but it certainly is a unique way to display merchandise!
I don't know who built this bottle house! It was closed, so I could not go inside to check on the history, but I did find this online: http://www.spacesarchives.org/explore/collection/environment/walter-knott-bottle-house/
Notice that the desert is green from recent rains!
It's hard to see, but there are several mines in this mountain-side.
This house was one of five in the town that did not need to be reconstructed. It was owned by Lucy Lane, and she lived here until 1939. It is a museum, but it also was closed.
And some information about Lucy.
On to Las Vegas and one of my favorite campgrounds--Willow Beach Marina, along the Black Canyon of the Colorado River!
No comments:
Post a Comment