Ghost town

Ah, ghost towns. Abandoned western history at it's very finest. There is something fascinating about wandering around an old dried up town in the west ...it is something that I love. So romantic, so interesting ..and a little bit spooky.

Last Sunday we ventured out some back Wyoming roads near Evanston and explored Peidmont, a local ghost town. It dried up when the railroad built the Aspen tunnel and moved away from the area. Founded by the Byrne and Guild families, it was supported by a series of kilns, built by Moses Byrne, that slow burned wood into charcoal.

The day was quiet, smelled of mint and damp grasses, and rained on us just enough.