A Chilly Cemetery Stroll

Earlier in the month, we traveled to Virginia City, Nevada for a friends wedding.

It was a weekend jam packed full of fun, adventure and beautiful moments!

Aside from all of the wedding activities that were planned, we had a list of things we wanted to do as well. 

One of them was to take a walk through the Virginia City cemetery.

After breakfast on Sunday morning and before we left town, we made a stop at the cemetery.

While the weather had been beautiful the day before, it was chilly and drizzly on Sunday morning.

You could see your breath as you walked along! 

Meg's and I bundled up and headed up the dirt path with cameras in hand.

There was a historical walk getting ready to take place, but we didn't have time to join in on that as it would have taken almost two hours to complete. I think it would have been fun to do as they had historical reenactors guiding the tour and stationed throughout the cemetery. It's on our list "of things to do" on our next visit.

Off we went!

The clouds set down further over the valley as we walked along. 

You could feel the past all around you! It was eerily quiet as we moved up the rocky path. 

 Many of the graves are family plots and surrounded by intricate fences or rock walls. 

 Under that tree was a lone grave, the wooden marker no longer readable.

 The knob on this gate caught my attention. I thought it was rusted at first, but it was marble!

So pretty! And this was another family plot!

 The barren tree adds to the desolate landscape!

 There was lots of uphill walking on the rocky path. 

As we topped a rise the oldest part of the cemetery came into view!

This is where I stopped. Meg went on down the road to get more photos. 

We could have spent hours there just wondering the paths, reading headstones and soaking in the history that we could feel all around us! 

Virginia City is steeped in a rich, vibrant history and is such a wonderful place to visit and explore!

Before we head back for our next visit, I'm going to have to get my legs in shape!

There is a lot of uphill walking in this little town built on the side of the mountains!