I had previously read about a ghost town in California and with two days off we decided to visit. Calico is a former mining town located in the Mojave Desert with an estimated population of over 3,500 in the late 1800's and after a decrease in silver value, it became a ghost town by the turn of the century. Since then the town was restored similar to it's original condition and received Historical Landmark status by then governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Not the greatest family picture but at least you can get a sense of the size of the town.
Here you can see our campsite and how close (far) it was to this cool little town.
The campground itself was clean with nice bathrooms and showers and we were glad that it was practically empty as there was no privacy in-between individual sites. We're that little blue spec down at the bottom and the town was just up the hill.
Here are some more shots of our visit.
A view from the top.
We decided to take a train ride so we could see the mines and surrounding town. The train operator told us that the current resident population was only 9!
Some other town sites....I think Brooke was more scared due to my not taking a shower yet rather than the coffin.
By noon it was getting hot so time to head back to our site for a nap with mom.
I took that opportunity to climb the surrounding mountains to see the views.
After a failed nap attempt, Brooke went exploring.
Dinner included some awesome turkey burgers with the family.
The intense heat was diminished by the cool but constant wind we encountered. We eventually had to take down our side awning before heading to sleep which was a good thing as the wind gusts were quite strong. The evening sunset added to a great day.
Some nice warm milk was a great way to finish off a great day and another great camping experience.
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