One of our first adventures was visiting this awesome Ghost Town. In a span of 12 years, 4 million dollars in gold was mined here. Later it was deserted, but everything has been preserved. It felt like a trip back into the 1800s.
They had an area setup to teach you how to pan for gold. It was A LOT more complicated than I thought...luckily James did all the work :)
We all went on a train ride around the town and listened to a really "interesting" old man tell all the history. I got the kids all excited to be on their first train ride and then we only went maybe 2 mph around the entire town. Needless to say, the kids got bored. Luckily I had snacks in my purse that kept them out of trouble.
Isabelle was in charge of pictures for a bit; of course she had to take a picture of Rupert. I fear the day that this dog completely falls apart. I've already had to sew his tummy and he's only a couple years old.
We had lunch and then ice cream for dessert. Isabelle had bubblegum (totally what I would have picked) and I got Hyrum chocolate chip cookie dough (James' favorite). The kids were so well behaved and it was just a fun adventure for our family!
They had an area setup to teach you how to pan for gold. It was A LOT more complicated than I thought...luckily James did all the work :)
We all went on a train ride around the town and listened to a really "interesting" old man tell all the history. I got the kids all excited to be on their first train ride and then we only went maybe 2 mph around the entire town. Needless to say, the kids got bored. Luckily I had snacks in my purse that kept them out of trouble.
Isabelle was in charge of pictures for a bit; of course she had to take a picture of Rupert. I fear the day that this dog completely falls apart. I've already had to sew his tummy and he's only a couple years old.
We had lunch and then ice cream for dessert. Isabelle had bubblegum (totally what I would have picked) and I got Hyrum chocolate chip cookie dough (James' favorite). The kids were so well behaved and it was just a fun adventure for our family!
1 comment:
that sounds like such a fun day! I LOVE old ghost towns, that one looks so cool! I'm super jealous you got to see it. Sorry the train ride was a bit boring, haha. I'm sure Rupert had a good time as well : )
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