Calico Ghost Town

Today we are going to visit the Calico Ghost Town, near Barstow, California. It is an old historic mining town where they mined silver and other minerals including Borax which some of you might remember was the mineral mined to make a soap type product and was most associated with the 20 mule teams.

This was a wonderful view from atop the hill looking down over the ghost town. Of course it is not really a ghost town now, it is a tourist trap. Ha,Ha,ha. They charge $6 per person to get into the area. Then if you want to ride the little train, which is about 10 minutes long its another $3 per person. It is neat because they have a taped informative narrative about what the town was all about.

This picture was taken while riding on the narrow gauge train around the ghost town area. Then after the train we took the Maggie Mining Company tour which was only $1 per person. It was just a simple walk through the actual mine shaft for the company.

This is a picture of the Ghost town school house. It was a pretty neat building and was set back by itself at the upper part of the mountain. And hey, this one cost nothing to go in and see. Ha, ha.

Most of the little shops in the ghost town had the typical stuff you would find in other tourist trap areas. And most of the stuff was pretty high in price. But as far as the eats, they were comparable with most other places we have been in our travels. We stopped in at the Calico House Restaurant and had a buffalo burger and fries with a drink and our bill was right at a twenty dollar bill and change plus tip. So just to let you know our total cost on this little excursion was $41 for the both of us without buying any souvenirs of any kind.

Next post will cover a jeep ride through the Calico mountains on dirt trails among the many mine shafts found throughout. Till then, See Ya.