A Visit to Berlin Ichthyosaur in Berlin, Nevada

The reason  for going to Berlin was to visit Ichthyosaur, something we'd been meaning to do for quite a few years.
Berlin was supposed to be just a footnote but it turned out to be the other way around.



To get to Berlin, turn south at Middlegate Junction...



And go straight south down highway 361.  



Turn Here



Aha! We must be getting close!



The roads are well maintained.  It is an easy drive.



The Berlin Ranger Station is up ahead.



It costs $4.00 to get in and the ranger is quite friendly.  

We stop inside and have a look at some of the artifacts.



Old Belt Buckles and Snuff Boxes (?)



A saw handle wired to a bottle?  Someone has a sense of humor.



Mining Candles

Some Old License Plates	Sheet Metal Siding

Don't ask me - I don't know either.

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The Pickup Truck



One of the most interesting sites at Berlin was this old pickup truck.





Wooden cab, wooden wheel spokes, wooden just about everything.



A close up of the wheel.





What is that emblem on the front anyway?





I did a little searching and came up with this description.  I think it is close.

Anyway, more scenes from Berlin.













The town water tanks.

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The Graveyard




Up the Hill back to the Car

These  two picture share some similarities........	Don't They?

Some of the forest service  folks stay here.  I would think all in all they must be an altruistic bunch.
Can't see doing this to feather the retirement account.



One of the better preserved stove's I've seen.
Wedgewood must have been around for a long time.

If you like ghost towns, I would rate Berlin, Nevada an 8 out of 10 stars.  
I would ding them heavily for associating their name in any way with  Ichthyosaur.

Leaving Berlin, there is a tremendous shortcut back to the loneliest highway in the USA if you opt for the dirt road.
We did.  This dirt road I was going 60-70 mph on for most of the trip.  It is amazing how high rates of speed flatten
washboardy roads.  This was not very washboardy, but it was a great road.  Plan on 50 miles + of extra driving
if you are heading east.



Leaving Berlin, take the road to Ione.





The picture says it all.  To see more,  please visit.  Towns like this need all the commerce they can get and visits to
any remote Nevada town are generally worth the visit.

You meet people whose ancestors lived in these once thriving communities, whose ancestors died in them and
whose kids sometimes elect to stay on can continue in the same vein. They are more than willing to share some
authentic Nevada hospitality with you, if you and your kids don't personify their perceptions of big city living.

It really is worth getting out of the city and seeing some of these places and learning what the forefathers of this great
country did without  the conveniences of modern living.  

We owe them a measure of respect.