Sunday, December 20, 2009

Calico

On our drive home from Utah over Thanksgiving break, we stopped along the way at an old mining ghost town called Calico. We parked the camper and went back in time...

to the good ol' days when a spa treatment and massage would cost you 10 cents!

We explored a very cool old mine...


And then climbed up for a view...



to the point of no return...

We saw an American Indian Rain dance (in the rain!) "It worked mommy!" they said as we stood under an overhang for the 5 minute shower!

We rode the train...

We saw a home built of bottles (those miners must've had a lot of down time!)...

And even put on a little show of our own...

Complete with a nail-biting jail scene!

We explored the ruins...


And even handled some heavy artillery...

I would say that it was a successful stop (even with the over-priced fudge at one of the little ol' candy shoppes that I couldn't resist. What happened to penny candies? Some things should never die!)

5 comments:

Hailey Smoot Kandell said...

what a cool little place, where is it???
By the way, got your christmas card. darling.

Marilyn said...

Looks like a very fun place! Can't wait to see you tomorrow.

Kimberley said...

haha - I went to that place when I was 17 - how fab!! xx

Britt said...

We'll have to go there together sometime. How quaint!

Alberto said...

Nice foto you have... i'm glad to see happy people... is the like in the movie tipics American. Greating's from Romanian