Belmont, Nevada - Some of the Ruins

Before heading out in the morning for Bishop, we decided to drive south and east a mile or two and look at another
one of the ruins and some of the miner's cabins.












The haze in the background is from the fires burning in Northern California.



I liked the building so I got a number of perspectives.



I knew Nevada had a Shoe Tree,  But I did not know it had a Barrel Strap Tree







These are a few pictures of Miner's cabins.  They were all quite small.



Lots of tailings here.  We find some nice mineral samples here.





A couple abandoned mines.



Leaving Belmont, we paused to take a picture of the tallest mountain in Nevada and guess
what I also happened to find?



I used the opportunity to liberate a couple pads.



In the same area we ran into Witch Weed, or  Dodder.  The Latin name is Cuscuta.



It is a strange looking parasitic plant which envelops the host and sucks it dry.

Not a sunset photo, but it is orange!