Sinkhole? What's down there? |
Concrete blocks that once lined an irrigation ditch (view SE) |
Concrete blocks that once lined an irrigation ditch (view S) |
Boards dropped into the groves controlled water flow (down) |
Information sign near concrete blocks (view SE) |
Sign-03: changes in state boundaries affected original residents |
Another protect our shared history trail sign (view SE) |
Approaching the first ruin (view SE) |
First ruin: Roxton Whitmore home (view E) |
First ruin: Roxton Whitmore home (view NE) |
First ruin: Roxton Whitmore home (view N) |
Information sign: US government buys out residents (view SE) |
Sign-04: US government buys out residents (view SE) |
Hiker entering the main townsite area; info signs ahead (view SE) |
Entering the main townsite area; three info signs ahead (view SE) |
Info sign on right: bringing the railroad to St. Thomas (view W) |
Sign-07: bringing the railroad to St. Thomas (view W) |
Hiker at the two info signs (view SE) |
Two info signs: water high and low (view E) |
Sign-05: rising waters (note map inset; view E) |
Sign-06: falling waters (view E) |
View over signs into the main townsite area (view E) |
Faint trail continues past the two info signs (view SE) |
Hiker approaching old home buried in mud (view SE) |
Ruin: Fenton Whitney Home (view SE) |
Fenton Whitney Home partially buried by mud (view S) |
Info sign at partially buried home (view W) |
Sign-08: home, sweet home (view W) |
Info sign close-up: real people with their dogs really lived here |
Fenton Whitney Home (view W) |
Fenton Whitney cistern behind the home (view W) |
Fenton Whitney cistern (view down) |
Fenton Whitney cistern (view down inside) |
Trail returns towards Main Street (view NE) |
Crossing main street (view NE; next ruin in the distance) |
Hiker approaching the next ruin (view NE) |
Frehner home (view NE from near Main Street) |
Frehner home concrete foundation (view N) |
Frehner home concrete foundation (view NE) |
Trail departing the Frehner home (view E) |
Side street (view N towards SE Whitney home) |
Old fenceline on approach next ruin (view NE from Main Street) |
Hiker approaching info sign (view E) |
Info sign: water for drinking and irrigation (view NE) |
Sign-09: water for drinking and irrigation |
Frank Bonelli cistern (behind info sign; view N) |
Inside Frank Bonelli cistern (view down inside) |
Back on Main Street (view E) |
On the right, RE Bunker home (view S) |
RE Bunker home; construction details (view S) |
RE Bunker home (view N) |
RE Bunker home; sandstone floor (view down) |
Hiker continuing on trail down Main Street (view E) |
Hiker continuing on trail down Main Street (view E) |
Hiker approaching St. Thomas Garage, on the left (view NE) |
St. Thomas Garage (view N) |
St. Thomas Garage (view N) |
Hiker on Main Street, passing spur trail to the right (view E) |
Spur Trail leads to Moses Gibson home (view S) |
Approaching ruins of Moses Gibson house on the right (view SE) |
Moses Gibson house (view SE) |
Moses Gibson house; details of construction (view NW) |
Moses Gibson house (view E) |
Moses Gibson cistern (view NE) |
Moses Gibson house; stairs on south side (view N) |
Moses Gibson house; possible canal (view NW) |
Moses Gibson house; possible canal (view NW) |
Hiker at JF Perkins ruin on the right (view SE) |
JF Perkins ruins and side road (view S) |
More ruins on the right (view SE) |
Hiker continuing on Main Street (view E) |
Approaching Haninnig Grocery and Ice Cream Parlor (view NE) |
Approaching Haninnig Grocery and Ice Cream Parlor (view NE) |
Info sign: Making a living (view N) |
Sign-10: Making a living selling ice cream and groceries (view N) |
Haninnig Grocery and Ice Cream Parlor foundation (view NW) |
Haninnig Grocery and Ice Cream Parlor (view NW) |
Haninnig Grocery and Ice Cream Parlor (view NW) |
Haninnig Grocery and Ice Cream Parlor (view E) |
Hiker continuing on Main Street (view E) |
Hiker on Main Street approaching Nutter Store ruins (view E) |
Nutter Store ruins on the left before the sign (view NE) |
Approaching another info sign (view E) |
Hiker at sign, which marks turn in the trail (view E) |
Hiker at sign; Nutter Store ruins in the background (view E) |
Nutter Store ruins (view NE) |
Trail and info signs (view E) |
Sign-11: Mining in the mountains (view E) |
Trail and info signs; trail turns south here (view S) |
Hiker approaching the school house (view S) |
Hiker at school house (view S) |
Rusted metal debris and clam shells (view down) |
School house ruins (view S) |
School house ruins (view S) |
Info sign: St. Thomas school (view W) |
Sign-12: St. Thomas school (view W) |
School house ruins (view NW) |
School house ruins (view NW) |
School house ruins (view N) |
School house ruins (view NW from road) |
Hiker departing the school house ruins (view SE) |
Hiker on trail (view S) |
Trail continues south, ruins of MA Bunker home on the right (view SW) |
Ruins of MA Bunker home (view SW) |
Trail follows road south to a corner (view S) |
Trail follows the old streets to the right (view SW) |
Around corner, trail starts back west (view W) |
MA Bunker home back on the right (view N) |
Luke Whitney ruin on the left (view S) |
Treasure pile near Luke Whitney house (interesting, but don't do this) |
Side road to the right (view N) |
Trail continues on old road (view W) |
Approaching ruins of Gentry Store (view W) |
When approaching Gentry Store, ruins of post office (view SW) |
Ruins of the post office (view S) |
Approaching next ruin, on the left (view SW) |
Hikers at info sign (view SW) |
Info sign: family business (view SW) |
Sign-13: family business (view SW) |
Ruins of Gentry Store, a family business (view SW) |
Gentry Store (view S) |
Gentry Store (view SE) |
Gentry Store (view E) |
Gentry Store (view SE) |
Continuing on the old street (view W) |
Approaching the next ruin (view SW) |
These trees probably grew along a property line (view SW) |
Hiker at info sign (view SW) |
Info sign and ruin on the left (view S from road) |
Info sign: Rest Weary Traveler (view SE) |
Sign-14: Rest Weary Traveler (view S) |
Ruin: Gentry Hotel (view S) |
Ruin: Gentry Hotel (view E) |
Ruin: Gentry Hotel (view SE) |
Cistern and watering trough (view S) |
Ruin: Gentry Hotel (view S) |
Ruin: Gentry Hotel (view W) |
Ruin: Gentry Hotel (down) |
Ruin: Gentry Hotel bricks (view S) |
Ruin: Gentry Hotel (view N back towards the old street) |
Continuing on the old street (view NW) |
Approaching the next ruin (view N from roadway) |
Samuel Gentry house (view N) |
Samuel Gentry house (view NE) |
Samuel Gentry house (view NE) |
Unidentified ruin (view N from roadway) |
Faint track to a ruin on the left (view S) from roadway) |
Unidentified ruin (view S) |
Continuing on the old street past concrete blocks (view NW) |
Hiker continuing on the old street (view NW) |
Faint trail departs old street (view NW) |
Faint trail leads towards next ruin (view NW) |
Approaching Ed Syphus house; passing old tree line (view N) |
Canal beside Ed Syphus house (view NE) |
Ed Syphus house (view N) |
Ed Syphus house (view N) |
Ed Syphus house (view NE) |
Ed Syphus house (view NE) |
Ed Syphus cistern (view NE) |
Looking back at St. Thomas (view E) |
Looking back at St. Thomas (view NE) |
Trail departing the townsite (view W) |
Trail departing the townsite, trail bends right (view NW) |
Vehicles are visible at trailhead (view NW; extreme zoom) |
Trail departing the townsite (view N) |
Hiker on trail returning towards Main Street (view N) |
Returning towards the first ruin in the main townsite (view N) |
Arriving back at the first ruin on Main Street (view N) |
First ruin on Main Street (view NE) |
Returning towards the trio of information signs (view N) |
Last view down Main Street (view E) |
Returning past the cluster of three signs (view N) |
Trail departing the townsite (view NW) |
Trail departing the townsite (view NW) |
Vehicles at trailhead parking are visible in the distance (view NW) |
Returning past info sign (view NW) |
Returning past first ruin (view NW) |
Returning past info sign and cement blocks (view NW) |
Off trail -- approaching cistern (view N) |
Off trail -- cistern (view N) |
Off trail -- cistern (view NW) |
Off trail -- cistern (view SE) |
Returning past info sign (view NW) |
Last trail sign before starting back up the ridge (view W) |
Trail climbs a brief, steep section above lakebed level (view W) |
The trail quickly levels out (view W) |
Returning back up the ridge (view W) |
On the ridge, nearing the trailhead (view W) |
Trail switchbacks up the steep bluff (view NW) |
Last climb to the top of the bluff (view NW) |
Returning to the trailhead (view W) |
Returning to the parking lot (view W) |