# Ballarat - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/ballarat/ - Published: 2016-11-12T14:53:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout Into the furthest depths of Death Valley one must venture bravely into if you want to try and reach the ghost town of [Ballarat](http://www.desertusa.com/desert-california/ballarat.html). My guess is that many do not try.[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/f8963-img_0792.jpg?ssl=1) Born in 1897, died in 1917, the desert town’s heyday was certainly short lived. Some desert rats though continued to carve out a life here at the base of the Panamint mountains. Characters such as “Seldom Seen Slim” and Frank “Shorty” Harris.[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bae34-img_0804.jpg?ssl=1) I look upon their grave markers and former residences as the summer sun beats down from above. A wild braying burro startles me from my dreaming.[](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/849d5-img_0806.jpg?ssl=1) I move along through the remains of another forgotten town of the American West. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/ballarat/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Ballarat&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fballarat%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/ballarat/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/ballarat/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/ballarat/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/ballarat/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…