The next stop on our trip was at the ghost town of Golden, Oregon. Back in its heyday, the 19th-century mining town of Golden was home to about 100 people and acted as a gathering spot for miners working in the surrounding hills. What started as a mining camp in the 1850s eventually turned into a town by the 1890s. Golden had a unique vibe for the time: no saloons in town, two busy churches, and a big orchard planted by the founding families.

Today, you can still wander through what’s left of the town, perched above the valley where miners once worked. There are four buildings still standing: a church, a house, a shed, and a building that used to be the post office and general store. The whole site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.