One day while in Meeteetse we drove up to an old abandoned mining town called Kerwin. It got started up in the 1880's when gold and silver were discovered and had between 200-300 residents at it's peak. It didn't last long however because in 1907 an avalanche struck, killing 3 people. As soon as people could get out, they left and never returned.

 

On the drive up to Kerwin

 

 

 

Many exploratory pits were dug. When a promising spot was found, a substantial structure was built.

 

 

The town is located at 9200' so long hard winters were common

 

 

Parking area is in the distance

 

 

Kervin is 31 miles from Meeteetse, the last 8 miles is a one lane very rough road.

 

 

Several river crossings had to be made

 

 

We drove into Cody today and walked around. It's a fun town, a little too much touristy for my taste however.

 

 

We stopped by a miniature museum, really enjoyed it. This is Custer's last stand