As announced, here are some images of three ghost towns dating from the gold rush. Most of them have been inhabited for a few years before new gold discoveries decide to relocate their inhabitants.
 
 
1. First visit at Custer, in Yankee Valley
 

 
 
2. Traditional log construction.
 

 
 
3. This house was built in 1854.
 

 
 
4. Second visited site, Bayhorse. The mill for sorting the ore is still standing. This site was initially very popular for gold – this is the site where the largest amount of gold was extracted at that time (approx. US$ 90 million!) – then silver and copper.
 

 
 
5. Seven coal furnace allowed to produce this essential fuel.
 

 
 
6. Higher in the same valley, the SkyLark mine where a steam freight elevator allowed to bring the ore mined down the valley.
 

 
 
7. One of the Skylark mines.
 

 
 
8. River West of Salmon.
 

 
 
9. I got to spend the night to another hot spring which pools were unfortunately destroyed by the floods of winter…
 

 
 
10. Diagonal…
 

 
 
11. Late afternoon.
 

 
 
12. He turned when I touched his tail… 😉
 

 
 
13. The first Big Horn Sheep I saw.
 

 
 
14. On the road to Lemhi Pass, in typical grasslands of North Idaho and Montana.
 

 
 
15. I spent the night at Lemhi Pass, on the Continental Divide. Beautiful rainy Sunset.
 

 
 
16. Sky like a paint…
 

 
 
17. Amazing clouds while the sun is down since long…
 

 
 
The following will show you a little of Montana, in a few days… 😉