Butte, Montana - Part II

Butte, Montana - Part II
July 2009

This was part of the World Museum of Mining. The kids loved being able to climb all over the abandonned mining/farming equipment (dad doesn't let the kids climb around his car). In Butte we also ate at two great restaurants: Chefs Garden (part of Joker's Wild), an Italian place, and Fred's Mesquite Grill, a BBQ place.

Tractors...

...a crane...

...a jalopy...

...a backhoe (sort of).

...a HUGE dump truck.

Butte, Montana - Part I

Butte, Montana
July 2009 The World Museum of Mining.

Luminescent rock samples inside the museum.

A real mine shaft entrance at the museum.

An abandoned mine shaft at the museum.

Not sure why this area was not closed off a lot better!? We could not even see the bottom of this mine shaft. It's a long way down if you were to fall.