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Desert / Ghost Town Trek #45

Leviathan, Candelaria, Cloverdale, Grantsville, and Elsworth Ghost Towns and Mining Camps, June 2017.
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Took SR 89 east and attempted to cross into Nevada via Leviathan Canyon.
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Old tarpaper worker shacks at the Leviathan Mine.
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The imprint of the modern Leviathan Mine. This thing is huge!
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It was way to cold, about 45 in the day, at this elevation to want to camp, so I retreated towards Smith, NV for some lower elevations.
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Tried to cross over to Pine Grove from Smith on seemingly endless bad roads, almost set up camp in the now 60 degree temp, but strong winds and rainclouds pushed me on to Yearington for a hotel.
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Worse weather next day, now raining. Heading SE to try and escape it. Here is Kinkaid, NV along Hwy 95.
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Luning, NV along Hwy 95.
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Mina, NV along Hwy 95.
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Now at Candelaria, NV. We've been here before, but I've learned there may be more ruins uphill from what you see here from the road.
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View up the hill from the main ruins.
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And it's true... here's an old dwelling farther up the hill.
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Looks like it's roofed with fuel cans.
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Also found the cemetery this time.
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