The Twin Sisters were a famous California Trail landmark on the southern side of the City of Rocks. This area is 30 miles or so ("as the crow flies") north of the Golden Spike site. A stage coach station was established near here where coaches from Kelton, Utah stopped on their way to Oregon and Idaho before the railroad went to those places. Kelton, now a ghost town (at best) was a thriving railroad stop with hotels, stores, churches, etc. in the 1870s and 1880s.
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Great pictures! We've only been to the City of Rocks maybe the first time last year, and can't believe we didn't ever go there while we still had younger kids at home. It's a great place, lot's of fun to run around in. Plus, there is the story that a gold shipment was stolen and buried there somewhere.
By the way, that comment was from Kevin.
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