1. LET'S FACE IT, nothing's cooler than a town in the middle of f*ckin' nowhere. So, when I came upon tiny and dilapidated Johannesburg (CA), an old mining town along the 395, I decided to have a look around.
The town was the terminus of a mining railroad starting in the 1890s, but the tracks were torn out in the 30s. It was a "civilized" town for several decades. Today, fewer than 200 people live in "Jo-burg."
2. On the west (?) end of town, I came across an old cemetery. Bingo! I parked and commenced reading the grave markers.
3. This little girl lived for about two weeks in 1859.
4. An old iron marker.
5. 12-year-old Ada died in 1898.
6. 34-year-old Charlie Brown also died in 1898.
7. Born in Kentucky, in 1854.
8. Evidently, Frank was the "Godfather of American Rockhounds."
9. Bill had a sense of humor, I guess.
10. This guy was born when I was, but died at age 35. Evidently, he loved his bike. Note the beer can.
11. It was hot. I had to go. I looked at the sky. It was cool and beautiful.
