![]() ![]() If you want that too, we would deeply appreciate your contribution to our work in any amount. Everyone who makes a monthly donation will get access to exclusive bonus content. We love making Endless Thread, and we want to be able to keep making it far into the future. (Courtesy Brent Underwood) Cerro Gordo's newest residents: Tofu, Bubba, Bucket, Elon, and Senorita Juanita. (Courtesy Brent Underwood) A peak into the old silver mine at Cerro Gordo. (Courtesy Brent Underwood) Robert Desmarais, Cerro Gordo's caretaker. (Courtesy Brent Underwood) The winter of 2020 at Cerro Gordo, CA. (Courtesy Brent Underwood) The sun sets over Cerro Gordo, CA. In 1988, the defunct city took the route of a few other ghost towns and became a tourist attraction with a handful of activities including a zipline, a reptile exhibit, and horseback rides. The area was inhabited and renamed Youngsberg in 1921, but was abandoned once again in 1926. ![]() (Courtesy Brent Underwood) Cerro Gordo's lack of light pollution makes for a breathtaking night sky, Milky Way and all. Aptly named, Goldfield was swarming with miners hopeful for gold in the late 1800s, but was dried up by 1898. (Courtesy Brent Underwood) Cerro Gordo circa 2018 (Courtesy Brent Underwood) The saloon inside the American Hotel at Cerro Gordo, CA. The American Hotel at Cerro Gordo, before and after the fire that burned it down in June of 2020. There's more information about helping the town rebuild HERE. To see more pictures of Cerro Gordo, check out and on Instagram.
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