Earlier this month we had a nice four-day weekend that we hadn't made previous plans for. For months F and I have been saying we needed to take some time to take C to Calico Ghost Town. It's a tourist spot just a few miles from Fort Irwin. We tried, in vain, to avoid the heat of the day by going early, but it was still a nice, toasty 107 by 1:00 pm when we left. They've certainly captured a sense of the Old West in their preservation and restoration of the site. I don't know how much C took in, or enjoyed of it, but F and I had fun. We wandered among the many craft shops, took an old-time photo of C and me, ate at the on-site cafe, and just generally enjoyed the atmosphere of the old mining town. If you're ever out this way, it's worth the side trip. We're planning to go back, perhaps for one of their festival times.
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