Showing posts with label Ghost Town. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ghost Town. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Calico Ghost Town!

May 4, 2009
I extended our trip to California one day so Sadie, Ashley and I could take our kids to Calico. Sadie and Amanda had already been here a couple months ago. Even though we skipped over the Ghost Town section of our theme to come back to later, we still couldn't resist visiting this real old west town while the weather was still mild. Alexander is going to help me caption some these photos.




"Alexander is doing a cool pose and Levi is doing a bad pose. And Alexander is doing this because that means he is starting to fight the bad guy, Levi. Levi is pretending he is bad and that what happens in here." -Alexander


"Levi is driving the chuck wagon and Olivia and me is riding. But there's none horse! And Alexander is drinking a drink. And Levi is making a funny cowboy face." -Alexander


Olivia, Levi and Alexander getting ready to go into the silver mine.


"We like to be in here. The mine. And it's so cool to be in there. But there might be very end but we can't go out the very end but we go all the way down to the top of the part and it will be cool, cool, cool. This is where they dig for the silver. I thought that means to put the shovel and they put the dirt on it. Mom, how you look for gold?" -Alexander

We told the kids we would pan for gold, but by the time we were done in the mine the panning had closed. Still, the next day Alexander said his favorite part was when we looked for gold. Hmmm. 


Olivia the outlaw gets her feet put in handcuffs by Sherrif Levi


Lincoln and Alexander


Sadie and Levi are sad to be in jail


Sadie, me and Ashley. Levi took this picture for us during our snack break before we drove home.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Calico Ghost Town

This place was great. I can't believe we haven't taken our kids there before. From Sadie's house its just a nice 30-45 min drive. And don't worry Brittany, I will definitely be in the mood (unless it's "too hot") to go again with you when we are down there again. We did miss you and the boys! Jaden, Levi, Peter, Olivia and Owen pose in front of an old buggy.

Check out the awesome geological formations.

Riding the train around the mines.


Old School

The kids worked hard in the morning before we left to earn some spending money. They each earned $1. Spending options weren't big; either an arrowhead, post card or Panning for Gold! With a little persuasion we got them to use their dollar on this.






Jaden always led the way up little mountain sides and down paths. He is a true adventurer and took us places we otherwise wouldn't have gone.

Inside the silver mine. Just a note: do NOT try to take your stroller and baby seat through the turnstile at the top!!! Woo!

Old Frontier boys and girl

Olivia was fascinated with this stove and oven.