When we first decided to leave early to see parts of the country that you can't see in the winter, we had a whole other agenda. We were going to see GNP, the Tetons, and the area of Taos/Santa Fe in New Mexico. A few days before we left, I noticed that we hadn't seen any of the northern states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. The nice thing about retirement is that you can change your mind at the last minute. We still wanted to see the GNP so we just started traveling east. It is over 700 miles to get thru Montana and into North Dakota. It was recommended to me by my cousin to see Butte. It is an old cooper mining town with alot of history. I love to see the old history of any town or area we are in.
These are pictures of the old Berkeley Pit Open Mine. It was a hole 1800' deep and 3 miles around the outside. When it closed, they let the water back in. It has the acidity of vinegar, notice how clear the refection is of the clouds and sky. It is crystal clear.
It is so clear that the top of the dark line is the waters edge. I thought that it was a different coloring of the rock, but it is the reflection from above. As you can see, the water has almost gone to the top of the original hole.
As for my goal, I found another geocache within walking distance of our campground around a nature trail. YEA, I'm on a roll.
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