| Are you looking for some family vacation ideas? Here | | | | mining equipment, and old-west artifacts. These towns |
| is an idea for your next family vacation. If you enjoy | | | | are connected by the Alder Gulch Short Line Railroad, |
| the Old West, and enjoy beautiful scenery, then relive | | | | which is a great way to travel back and forth |
| the 1860's Montana Gold Rush by visiting the historic | | | | between the two towns when touring this area. |
| Alder Gulch area of Southwestern Montana. Located | | | | While visiting the area be sure and try your hand at |
| just a little over an hour east of Dillon, Montana there is | | | | panning for gold at the River of Gold just outside of |
| much to see and do. Not only will your family have a | | | | Nevada City. There are walking tours for both Nevada |
| great time, but you will learn a great deal of history | | | | City and Virginia City where you can see over 100 |
| when visiting the area. | | | | historic buildings, and historic sites. Your family will enjoy |
| In the spring of 1863, Alder Gulch was the scene of | | | | the horse drawn stage coach ride around Virginia City. |
| Montana's greatest placer gold rush. In just a short time | | | | Sit back and relax while the driver gives you a |
| over 10,000 people crowded into this narrow gulch and | | | | narrated tour of the area, and tells you about the first |
| the surrounding hillsides. Over $100,000,000 in gold was | | | | big gold strike that caused people to flood into the |
| eventually mined from this area, at a time when gold | | | | area. Take a trail ride, enjoy a show, or just grab a bite |
| was worth less than $20 an ounce. That's enough to | | | | to eat, sit back and relax, and take in some of the |
| give anyone a little bit of gold fever! | | | | scenery. With so much to see and do everyone |
| Virginia City and Nevada City were the main centers | | | | should have a wonderful time. |
| of commerce at that time. Today, these towns still | | | | Are you looking for more family vacation ideas? |
| exist and contain a rich collection of historic buildings, | | | | |