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| Ross trying out the 10 cent scrub at Calico Ghost Town |
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Calico is an old West mining town that has been around since 1881 during the largest silver strike in California. With its 500 mines, Calico produced over $20 million in silver ore over a 12-year span. When silver lost its value in the mid-1890's, Calico lost its population. The miner's packed up, loaded their mules and moved away abandoning the town that once gave them a good living. It became a ghost town.
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| Silver ore mining carts |
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| Borates used to be transported across the Mojave Desert to the nearest rail spur by 20-mule teams. |
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| Borax carts |
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| Buried deep in the Mojave Desert is one of the biggest and richest deposits of borax on the planet. Borates are minerals containing boron, the fifth element on Periodic Table. |
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Boron, CA has one of two world-class borate deposits on planet. The huge open pit mine supplies nearly half the world's demand for industrial borates. |
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| Amazing mining operation in Southern California (Boron, CA) |
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| Boron, CA - Borax Mine |
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| Fruit orchards to the left, desert to the right....interesting landscape. |
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| Lake Kaweah near Sequoia National Park |
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| Most expensive camp site to date - $51/night (wow). Beautiful location on the Kaweah River.....but no wireless service, so we had to cut the trip short! |
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| Southern California landscape |
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| Still on the 40! |
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| Cowboy working at Calico Ghost Town (note: he has on purple boots) |
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