Things to do in a Ghost Town

It may not seem like there's a lot to do here in Ely, but we have had a great time! This last weekend was the annual Silver State Classic Car Race, they had a parade Friday night, a car show Saturday and a 90 mile race on Sunday.  There was everything from Corvettes and Mustangs to Lamborghini's! 

Jake took me to the look out above the mine they are working in, it was incredible!  One of the most well oiled machines you've ever seen... Trucks coming in and out like a factory.  These HUGE trucks are amazing.  See that big shovel down there with the itty bitty white trucks parked next to it?  Those white trucks are semi's!

We stayed for the  blast too, pretty cool!

We also rode the ghost train of Ely! This original steam engine was built in 1909 and is the only steam engine still workign today in the US!  The cars were built in 1928.  It was an hour and half ride through town then up the canyon to the mine.

We went past these old mining buildings, a literal ghost town!



 Weston's first train ride :)

After the train ride, we got to tour the train museum.  It's a working train museum where they still work on trains to this day.  They had several old engines built from the early 1900's to the 1950's.  Most were steam engines, but they did have a couple of diseal powered engines as well. 

Next on our list - Great Basin National Park, Lehman Caves and Garnett Hill (they say after a good rainstorm you can find some pretty good sized garnets!)