Barstow, CA: Calico Ghost Town
Nine miles north of Barstow, California the signs on the side of the road point to Calico Ghost Town. Twenty miles north of Barstow, Mike started asking me if we could go to the ghost town.
“Why do you want to go there?” I asked him.
“You can take pictures of broken things.”
“It’s not going to be like a real ghost town.”
“How do you know?”
“Because real ghost towns don’t have billboards.”
“I still want to see it.”
So, we took the exit and drove out to the “ghost town.” Instead of abandoned buildings, Calico Ghost Town was more like Frontierland at Disneyland. The signs said it all:
“Enjoy the Music and Gunfights”
“Shops, Attractions, Food and Gifts”
“$6.00 Adult. $3 Youth. Children under 5 Free!”
Just to drive into the Calico Ghost Town, it would have cost us twelve bucks. We turned the car around and headed back to I-15. Disneyland and the real Frontierland was waiting for us.