Rhyolite, NV

Prospector and Penguin?

Tribute to Shorty Harris (1994) -
by Fred Bervoets

Before entering Death Valley we passed though the ghost town of Rhyolite. It was a booming mining town around the turn of the century.

Ghost Rider -
by Albert Szukalski

These sculptures are part of the Goldwell Open Air Museum and were created by a group of Belgian Artists.

Lady Desert: The Venus of Nevada (1992) -
by Dr. Hugo Heyrman

Rhyolite Last Supper -
by Albert Szukalski

Sit Here! (2000) - by Sophie Siegmann

Rhyolite Train Station

The train station is privately owned and guarded by a tall chain link fence.

Most of the other buildings in town are just ruins (and unfortunately it seems that I didn't take a picture of any of them).

Bottle House - built by Tom Kelly in 1906

Hopefully I will be able to ID some of these plants. Check back over the next few days.

After looking at the sculptures and the ruins of the ghost town we found another geocache in the area and enjoyed more desert wildflowers.

These flowers were extremely tiny. Click here to see them next to a toothpick.