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Really interesting.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_City,_Idaho
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The burgers aren't bad either. Last year when we went up, Mormon Crickets covered at least 8 miles of the road. Stinky bastards to wash off.
Broncos are officially the worst team in the nation this year.
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Hate those phuqqin mormon crickets. They get slick as ice on the road.
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That church roof looks to be in pretty good shape..
A good place to seek sanctuary in these unusual times.
Last edited by OldmanoftheSea; 04/11/20.
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Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay "
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I had to turn the sound off, but thanks for the video. There is a lot more there and in better condition than I ever expected.
Only lived here for 64 years, but never been that way.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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Been there many times. Snowmachine into there in the winter. Ride dirt bikes to it in the summer.
It's not really ghost town per se, but it does have a very interesting and colorful history.
Rancher friend has a couple houses there. The burgers are good...
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been to a few ghost towns in Nevada , but didn't know about Idaho until today.
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Summer weekend it can look busier than Garden Valley, another cost of population growth
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Retired cat herder.
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Summer weekend it can look busier than Garden Valley, another cost of population growth It gets very crowded on the 4th of July.
Broncos are officially the worst team in the nation this year.
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It's a cool place to visit.
I recall a brick [bleep]-house at the entrance of town, and a Masonic building with creek running under it.
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Prefer Jarbidge Nevada over Silver City. I believe it is more remote and more fun to visit.
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Boise library used to have interesting reading and history of Idaho City, Jordan Valley, and the Owhyee areas.
Some of it wasn't very politically correct but is hopefully still available.
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Prefer Jarbidge Nevada over Silver City. I believe it is more remote and more fun to visit. Is the road into Jarbridge paved all the way from Elko? Been to Sliver City.
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Prefer Jarbidge Nevada over Silver City. I believe it is more remote and more fun to visit. Is the road into Jarbridge paved all the way from Elko? Been to Silver City. Not even close, dirt soon as you leave the Hwy It is a much better road than to Idaho City
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Cool, never been there. Gilmore, Idaho is one I've been to many times, that I find quite interesting.
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I haven't been up there in years. I know all the buildings are privately owned and many have been restored as summer homes. It was quite a mining town in it's day.
Back in the late 1800's, someone thought they found signs of diamonds real close to there. It started a rush but soon petered out when no diamonds were ever found.
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