Ghost Towns in AZ(Lots of Pics)
 

Some friends and I headed out west of Phoenix, north of Wickeburg, to see some ghost town ruins.

We camped the first nite at the site of a stone ruin of a home right off the Hassayampa wash

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There were trees growing out of trees:
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The "Town" of Octave
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Ancient IFS?
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But its a Chevy
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Just down the road is the town of Weaver where we came across the remains of the Post Office
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And a huge Cemetery
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Then we made our way to the town of Stanton which is in the process of being restored by the Lost Dutchman Mining Association

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The Stanton Hotel
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Stanton General Store
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The Opera House
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The Saloon in the Opera House
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and I really had to go (ok, not really)
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On the way home, we came down Buckhorn Trail and passed Castle Hot Springs
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And I guess thats all I have to share for now. I took a bunch more pics, and if you arn't on Az pic overload you can check out the rest:
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awesome looks like fun