THE 2012 GHOST TOWN TRIP
September 2012

Gary, Andrew, Jim, Tim, Steve & Cat


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. 

*****************************DAY 1 SAT************************************
THOUSAND OAKS ...........................................Steve, Gary & Cat start trip
Boron AFS...........................................................Meet Jim, Tim & Andrew..Cool abandoned Air Force Station & prison
BISHOP................................................................Drop off Jim's truck
Cardinal Mine.......................................................Roads badily damaged. All buildings still good.
*****************************DAY 2 SUN************************************
MINA....................................................................(gas)
Simon....................................................................Some roads badily damaged others are un-usable....Buildings still good
*****************************DAY 3 MON***********************************
Kaiser Mine ...........................................................Little left
GABBS..................................................................Tim & Andrew head home
Park Canyon..........................................................Good Rock Mill in a nice mountain setting
*****************************DAY 4 TUES***********************************
EUREKA................................................................Gas
Belmont Mill............................................................Being Restored...Still good
Mary Ellen Mine......................................................Small mining operation near the upper tram of the Belmont Mill
******************************DAY 5 WED***********************************
Joshua Ward Cabin................................................Found a small cabin, but its not the Ward cabin
ELY..........................................................................Gas
Grand Deposit.........................................................Buildings burned and washed away by flash flood
Ward........................................................................Now abandoned....road blocked just before buildings
******************************DAY 6 THURS**********************************
Silver Bell Mine........................................................Interesting, but small
Minerva....................................................................No Change
Little Boss Mine........................................................No Change
Highwater Mine........................................................No Change
******************************DAY 7 FRI************************************
ELY..........................................................................Gas & Ice
Morey.......................................................................Roads badily damaged...inaccessable
TONOPAH...............................................................Gas
Keystone..................................................................Little left
Mountain View.........................................................Several cabins in mountain setting
******************************DAY 8 FRI*****************************************
Blair.........................................................................Road badily damaged....Building still unchanged
Nivloc......................................................................Road badily damaged....inaccessible
BISHOP..................................................................(top tanks)
******************************DAY 9 SAT****************************************
THOUSAND OAKS...............................................(top tanks)
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ESTIMATED LENGTH OF TRIP...1997... ACTUAL LENGTH OF TRIP...2012

AVERAGE COST PER PERSON....$199 (Jim)   $262 (Steve, Gary & Cat)

AVERAGE MILES PER GALLON....14.1

WEATHER....Days 80s to low 90s (cooler with cloud cover)   Nights 50s to low 60s   Major storms. Rained at Simon

ROADS...Worst ever. major flood damage

OBSERVATIONS...Deer, Wild Horses

DAMAGE...minor



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