We start our journey from the boarder town of Glenrio and travel half-way to Amarillo on Route 66. Also known as the “Lone Star State”, Texas is the second-largest state in the USA and Route 66 runs through the “Panhandle” which is the northern end of the state, also the narrowest. 150 miles of the old route still remain from…
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Garnet – Best Ghost Town in Montana
Why the name Garnet? The Garnet Range was named after the semi-precious stones found in the area. But it was the gold deposits that brought the miners. Prospecting started here as early as the 1860s. Placer mining mainly required very little equipment; a gold pan and sluice box were easy to manoeuvre and haul into the more remote areas. In…
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Arizona Ghost Towns – Retracing Dusty Steps To The Wild West
If there is one thing that seems to fascinate us, it’s Ghost Towns. The name alone seems to conjure up all sorts of visions in our heads of what that resembles. Add the names of some of these towns to the mix, and your imagination can run wild. The thing that makes Ghost Towns so tricky, though, is they are…
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“Recharge Your Life With a Visit to ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK”
Named in honour of the 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, this is the only national park in America named after a single person. Covering 70,446 acres / 110.072 square miles, it incorporates three units. The first and most popular is the South Unit. Our First Stop It was a hot, hot early June morning. We left Tonto in the carpark and…
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Pony Express – Reviving The Ghosts From An 1860s Dream
The Pony Express is iconic and a huge part of American history. Movies, Documentaries and TV shows have been made about the brave riders who risked their lives to deliver the mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. Nearly 2,000 miles were covered on horseback in only ten days. Each rider travelling between 70 and 125 miles daily (or…
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