Day 2A Calico Ghost Town - Page 5 - elf1's Photos

(#7 on the map.) My chosen goal for our first night's sleep was the campground at Calico Ghost Town, just outside Barstow, so that, in the morning, we could tour the town. It has been considerably restored and touristized, but still an interesting place to browse around.

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elf1 > This is my arty photo of a window opening in an old wall.

elf1 > The eager miners and their families made use of existing natural structures for parts of their homes, like this native rock used as part of the back wall of this building.

elf1 > Another arty photo through an old adobe window of new stairs.

elf1 > A lovely wispy desert tree in bloom. Not identified.

elf1 > I loved the texture of this old, weathered wood on an abandoned cart.

elf1 > More of the same old, textured, weathered wood.

elf1 > This intriguing house stood on a hill above most of the town. Its walls are constructed entirely of bottles mortared together like bricks.

elf1 > Another wooden carving of some of the town's prior inhabitants.

elf1 > There's also a little train ride through the town.

This is my arty photo of a window opening in an old wall.

> This is my arty photo of a window opening in an old wall.

This is my arty photo of a window opening in an old wall.

Camera: Canon (Canon Eos Digital Rebel) |

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