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Desert / Ghost Town Trek #24b


West Central Nevada Ghost Towns, August 2010

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Farther in is the fossil site of the Ichthyosaur, an aquatic dinosaur and namesake of some good beer in Reno.

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The mural is to scale!

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Here's the actual fossil. To my untrained eye, I can spot a few ribs and that's about it.

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Went north up 844 after Berlin to Ione NV and glad we did... it's the town that wouldn't die, population 41.

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All these that I photographed are empty, preserved buildings, left unmolested due to the surrounding residents that take pride in the ghost town part of Ione.

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The old saloon was partly modernized, but unfortunately no longer operating. It was time for a beer.

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Found a camp spot high in the Paradise Range on the way back. Fortunately we found beer and ice at Gabbs that morning.

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