Bannack Ghost Town and Crystal Park Montana

We went on a quick trip for our 4th of July weekend.  Sam and Kim and their kids joined us too.  We had so much fun !

We started at the Bannack Ghost Town 

It was fun to walk through all the old buildings and learn a little of the history of the old gold mine town.

It is in such a beautiful location.

The kids loved the old jail.

A view of the town from up by the cemetery.

Anna and Kalissa had a duel.  Don't they do the cowboy stance perfectly!

We all really liked the school house.

Amree thought this merri-go-round was one of best things there.

It was a pretty fun backdrop for our lunch.

After Bannack we headed up to Crystal Park.  The kids had fun digging in the dirt looking for crystals.

The older kids climbed up the mountain to dig.

The younger ones stayed down lower.

But they all found some treasures to take back with us.

This was our last stop before Butte.  It was just a small rest stop but the sky and view was AMAZING!