We have made it out to Silver City a couple of different times this year. There are so many different trails leading into the town so it is always an adventure! This last time we went, we had to do some serious four-wheeling to get into town, seriously! The trail was so steep and covered with so many big rocks, it was almost impassable. There were a few parts that I made John drive my four-wheeler down because I was sure I would crash! There was a guy along the trail that told dad there was no way we were going to make it to Silver City on the trail we were on, especially with his side-by-side. Amazingly we BARELY made it, and the four wheelers are still in one piece.
Here are the kids climbing really high up on the rocks...
Coming Down....
Mommy and the kiddos
Daddy and Alyssa
Here is the counts cabin. He lived all by himself on a very steep mountainside. Inside the white fence is his grave, then his outhouse, and his cabin in the back.
Standing in front of his cabin built in 1867!
Here is the entrance to one of many cemeteries around Silver City. This one is located up very high on a pretty steep mountainside.
Underneath the tree are a few graves from the late 1800s. There were only a few with names on them. One was Mary Ann who died around 1860, she was from Novascotia. There were also tons of graves marked unknown.
McKaylee and Dylan in front of what remains of the jail. The cells were really small and had to be extremely dark. It gave me an eerie feeling to be by them.
Inside the Silver City hotel. On the right is an actual Wells Fargo notice about a robbery!
Lots of four-wheelers and motorcycles around town. A lot of the buildings have some amazing woodwork.
Dylan wanted to take a picture of us.
Pictures of the cemetery in town.
The grave markers are extremely tall and quite fancy. Nothing like I thought would have been around in the early 1900s. A lot of them are a lot fancier than the ones made today.
It was pretty hot. The kids had a fun time cooling off in the creek.
The kids were so excited to have Grandpa and Grandma with us.
Dylan says he has the best grandpa in the world because he lets him drive his side-by-side. Dylan said, "I hope when grandpa gets really really old, he will give the side-by-side to me."
Alyssa enjoying an old-fashioned lollipop.
One of a few outhouses around town.
The back side of the Silver City hotel.
The church.
The school.
Alyssa sure loves her grandma.
McKaylee was really interested in the cemetery. She was really impressed with the size of the headstones also.
John and Dylan
Here is one to show you how tall most of the markers are! Pretty amazing. Almost all of them are made out of marble.
The girls thinking about climbing the tree.
