BAYHORSE

We had to get up early this morning so that the humans could start today's adventure. The goal was to visit the BayHorse Ghost town and then to do some fishing at BayHorse Lake.  The ghost town was about 4 miles from the main highway, on a gravel road. The area was named for the first prospectors bay horses!

The discovery of load bearing ore in this area lead to the development of mines here around Challis, Idaho in the late 1870s. The biggest years of silver and lead production for Bayhorse were from about 1882 through the 1890's when a drop in prices led to the eventual shut down of the mines. For many years the area was not open to the public. When it became a unit of the State Park System things were made safe for the public to enjoy this piece of mining history. There were many buildings with photographs and information to help the visitors imagine what it might have been like way back in time.

Next they drove another 4 miles up the mountain to the larger of the Bayhorse Lakes. After a picnic lunch the guys headed to the lake with their poles and the girls sat in the shade watching them fish. The fishing was lots of fun for the guys! They caught 7 more fish bring the total number of fish caught here to 15! They are having another fish dinner tonight and they put the rest in the freezer.