In search of Hoss and Little Joe….

Nov 6th, 2013

Clear and pleasant

Lat/Lon 39.3N 119.6 W

When we arrived for work last Wednesday morning, they were asking for volunteers to take the day off.  Charley nearly threw his shoulder out of the socket getting his arm up in the air, and we beat cheeks out the door.

Since we had an unexpected day off, we decided to go to Virginia City and Silver City.  Here are a few fun pics.  No history lesson this time.  ^_^

Newly paved road to Virginia City.

Cool old car with a tree growing through it.  Had all sorts of bottles and odd and ends hung in it.

Interesting 'art' in Virginia City.

Here is a bottle tree.  I had no ideas bottles grew on trees.

Virginia City became a ghost town after the gold and silver rushes died. 

But in the mid to late 1950's with the popularity of the TV show, Bonanza, Virginia City found new fame and new life. Many of the original buildings remain and are used for shops and offices.  

Much of the original woodwork and personality of these old buildings has been well preserved.  Some have basically needed new paint and minor repairs to be usable.  

I don't know what this did, but I loved it!

Some of Virginia City's buildings had to be completely redone/restored in order to be inhabitable. 

Like this school, which is now a museum, and the church below it.

Virginia City is a cute little town embracing it's western theme. 

I never did find Hoss or Little Joe.  

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This is Silver City, NV.  It really is a ghost town.  

The really short house on the left in this pic was mostly underground.  You can see a little bit of the doorway, it was dug down below ground level.  Unfortunately, most of the dirt bank around the door has caved in, so I couldn't sneak in.

 This was a bank.

 This was the fire station.

And THIS is a cool fence line around some property on the way there!

Jodi, I took these pics with you in mind.  

The whole fence is strung with cool old broken bottle necks.

What else do you do with old broke bottles?

Here's a closer look.  It was gorgeous when the sun hit it!

A quick swing through the biggest little city in the world.

 This mine shaft  (reproduction) was inside the center of the Silver Legacy.  

It was kinda cool.  Lots of moving parts on it,… I'm easily entertained.

Next up,… "Goodbye Amazon and Fallon, NV! 

and    Hello Las Vegas and palm trees!"