THE LIST BELOW IS THE ACTUAL TRIP
The towns in ALL CAPS are listed as locations to obtain required supplies. They are not ghost towns.
This is the Actual Trip. Pictures of the towns listed are in the Ghost Town section of the home page.
The last town listed in a day group is where we camped.
************************** SUNDAY *****************************************
Start of Trip
LONE PINE.............................................. (turn to Death Valley due to rain)
Bonnie Claire (NV)....................................Lots To See
TONOPAH (gas)
San Antonia Mine......................................Active Mine
Gilbert & Norman Mill (NV).......................Three Fallen Buildings
**************************MONDAY *****************************************
Simon Mine #2 (NV)..................................Lots of Abandoned Modern Equipment
FALLON (gas)
Jessup.........................................................Nothing Left
LOVELOCK (gas)
Majuba Canyon (Last Chance Mine).......Foundations & Mine
**************************TUESDAY ******************************************
Majuba (NV)................................................All Buildings Burned
Scossa (NV)...............................................Main House Burned...Little Left
Tunnel (NV).................................................Status Change (see town list)
LOVELOCK (gas)
Sutherland Mine (NV).................................Small Operation
Buena Vista Mine & Anderson Ranch......Mine Foundations...Ranch In Use
Bolivia (NV)..................................................Nice Area...No Standing Buildings Left
**************************WEDNESDAY ******************************************
Red Hill Mine (NV).......................................Small Operation
Pershing Quicksilver Mine (NV).................Lots to See...Good Mine
Hollywood Mine (NV)...................................Large Headframe
Packard (NV)................................................Inaccessable from the North
Rochester (NV)............................................Still Being Worked
Fitting (NV)...................................................Nothing Left
Unionville (NV).............................................Occupied
Humbolt City (NV)........................................Destroyed By Modern Mining
Tunnel (NV)...................................................Revisit to Camp
************************** THURSDAY *****************************************
LOVELOCK(gas and ice)
Simon (NV) (town and mine 1)...................Lots of Buildings
************************** FRIDAY *****************************************
Cardinal Mine (NV).....................................Can't Reach From South
Red Rock Mine (NV)...................................Lots of Buildings and Mill
************************** SATURDAY *****************************************
Explore Red Rock with Cat & Ripley and Return Home
****************************END OF TRIP**************************************
The Following Towns Were Dropped Due To A Lack of Time. Some Will Be Rescheduled On a Future Trip..
Sprucemont(return), Kingsley(new), Ferber(new), White Caps Mine(new), Pine Grove(return), Aurora(return)
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF TRIP...2158... ACTUAL LENGTH OF TRIP...2034
AVERAGE COST PER PERSON....$375.00 (two people)
AVERAGE MILES PER GALLON....13.6
WEATHER....DAYS mid 80s to lower 90s NIGHTS mid 60s to lower 70s
ROADS...Fair to Good
OBSERVATIONS...5 Thunderstorms, Antelope, Full Moon with a Tuesday Night Eclipse
DAMAGE...Minor...Left Front Tire Leaking. Damaged Water Injection Bottle.
2007 Ghost Town Trip Part 1 Camping Pictures
|
2007 Ghost Town Trip Part 2 Flight Pictures
|
Back To Main Page |