Twenty-mule teams were teams of eighteen mules and two horses attached to large wagons that ferried borax out of Death Valley from 1883 to 1889. They traveled from mines to the nearest railroad spur.
Below you can see some pics of our trip
USA 2009
3358 miles 5372km 04/10-19/10
San Francisco
Lombard street, America's crookedest street.
Pier 39 and the sea lions
Wine tasting at Meridian vineyards
Some grapes
Ewing oil ?
Sacramento Old Town
Summit Racing in Sparks
We found Tow Mater
Highway 50 runs from Carson City to Ely.
For Sale
Super 8 hotel at Ely have Casino, pool and Jacuzzi
Steam train from 1909 in Ely, Nevada Northern Railway
On a tour with the train.
Exploring Death Valley
Air temperatures above 120 Degree F.(49 degree C.) are common in july and august.
Hot enough for ya?
Hottest, Driest, Lowest
1905, Tom Kelly built his house in Rhyolite, Nevada, using 51,000 beer bottles masoned with adobe. Kelly chose bottles because trees were scarce in the desert. Most of the bottles were Busch beer bottles collected from the 50 bars in this Gold Rush town.
Lowest elevation in North America 282 ft (85.5 m ) below sea level
Our Hotel in Las Vegas, Excalibur
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
On the track
Shelby museum and factory
Carroll Chelby in the sun
SO-CAL Speed Shop
Ghost Town Calico
An Old Western Mining Adventure, population 1887 - 1200 with 22saloons, Cina Town and a red light district, and over 500 mines.
Famous Mines: Silver King, Oriental, Bismarck.
Produced: $86 million in silver and 45 million in Borax.
http://www.calicotown.com/
Barstow, Harvey Hotel
Today, this historic building countinues to serve rail and bus passengers, as well as a Route 66 museum.
California Brown Pelican in Monterey
17-Mile Drive
Pebble Beach and "The Lone Cypress"
The 17-Mile Drive is 9.6 miles long, between the entrances at California State Route 1 and Sunset Drive.
Chip missing his brother Dale
Pleasenton
