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And while most stop here, we continue on around the mountain.  First stop Eberhardt.  Not much left here, and we didn't linger...as I had google-earthed and mapped out all of this loop, the western side of the mountain's trail had me a bit nervous.

The trail to Eberhardt is very cool.

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Eberhardt had 2 very large mills with all kinds of processing going on, but not much remains.  The town was short-lived.  They actually found that most of the veins in this area were shallow.

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Look what we find along the way!  Gracie comes to a fast halt!

 

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While Shermantown had a fair amount of ruins here, the most impressive was that of their 16 room, 2 story hospital.  I can't get that picture to load, so you'll have to take my word for that one! (or check it out on facebook)

 

The trail gets quite brushy and I start to cringe....Yes, I had it on my maps all marked, and yes I had google earthed it, but as it got brushier and narrow and more rutted from all that rain, I just hoped we wouldn't have to turn around!

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We weave through canyons and climb in elevation.  Before we know it, we're back up over 7,000 feet.

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Six miles after Shermantown, there she is...the Belmont Mill.  Complete with tram lines still running up to the Belmont mine.  (This is a different Belmont than the ghost town north of Tonopah.  Did you know that Tonopah was originally named Baker, until the post office claimed there were too many towns with that name and made them change it.)

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We noticed a few new support boards, but for the most part, this thing is still standing original.

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And our final days' pictures will be posted another day!  Not too many more, I promise!

smiles, ladybug

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Excellent pictures and trip report Karen.

Thanks for posting.

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OK, I'm finishing this now!

After that long day and wonderful trail with all those stops, the next day we take the backway to Cherry Creek.  

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Again - Mountains everywhere, and vast valleys between.  This one was cool as 1) we crossed the Pony Express Trail (once more) and 2) we saw (no pic bummer) the old wagon trail span across the valley.  We also saw 2 more wild horses.   We reach Cherry Creek, but don't spend much time there...another one of those we need to return to.  (current population 72)

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For our final 2 days, we drive over to Great Basin National Park.  This park is Free!  And only one paved road into it.  So another trip, to explore the trails into the park!   We take a 2.8 mile (roundtrip) hike at 10,000 ft elevation, to see the Bristlecone Pine grove.  These trees are the longest living in Earth....In this grove, they average 3,000 years old.  They only grow at 9,000 - 11,500 ft elevation.  They are a very dense wood, full of resin, so even upon death, they stand for a long time.   There is also a grove in the White Mtns, north of Death Valley, and some of the trees there are 5,000 yrs young.  These youngsters here in Nevada are just as impressive.

 

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We are indeed blessed to catch the aspen changing colors at this elevation! - on the neighboring mountain top

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The next day, thanks to John getting in line early, we get tickets to tour Lehman Caves.  Again, another very cool thing to experience.  I've been in alot of caves before, and this one is one of the best, with a variety of formations.  (ob1 has MUCH better pictures...most of mine are with my blacklight)

 

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We got home last night, and have spent today cleaning and doing laundry.  (load 7 so far)....

What a wondrous journey we had!  If you are interested in part of this state, and want some history/trail info, let me know!  It's a fascinating area!

smiles and love to all, ladybug

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1 minute ago, Ladybug said:

...very dense, full of resin...

 

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i thought you were talking about @johnpa for second there!

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Wow, what a grand tour!! Thanks for posting all the awesome photos, what a great time!!

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