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This innovative terrain-style As the original settlers did, visitors will eventually
coaster races in and out of leave Geyser Gulch for dryer parts. And on their
control throughout the entire way, they will pass by the old Grizzly Gulch Jail.
land of Grizzly Gulch, taking It looks like an outlaw just escaped, because
guests on a thrilling high-speed there is a big dynamite hole in the side of the
adventure that shoots out of a building and the roof is blasted out. Footprints
mountain, plummets downhill, can clearly be seen within the cell, heading
and zips through town and toward the hole in the wall. The door to the jail is
countryside—forward and wide open, and the sheriff is nowhere to be seen.
backward. It’s the wildest However there is a note on the wall that establishes his whereabouts:
ride in the West!
Went to the Lucky Nugget. Be right back.
As the story goes, Big Go ahead and lock yourself up.
Grizzly Mountain is home to not only the richest mine in the High Sierras,
but also to the big grizzly bears it was named for. When the bears are
hibernating, all is well. But when they wake up—look out! You never know
what’s going to happen.

The proprietress of the local saloon, along
FUN FACT with a couple of her protégés, are here to
The Big Grizzly Mountain is almost 27 meters tall and the ride entertain guests to this town with interactive
track is over 1,100 meters in length. musical performances. Even the Mayor, the
Sheriff and a few town folks have taken time
away from their regular professions to ensure
that you are treated with some true Wild West
hospitality. The music will have you kicking
up your heels and raising your spirits.

The bright and picturesque main street
of Grizzly Gulch is quite a contrast to
the old town area that lies just across Down the trail from the jail is the Grizzly
the way. The first settlers—not very well Gulch Assay Office. There, guests can still see
versed in city planning, it seems—built the lucky strike that people are still talking
the original settlement on a dry creek about—the gigantic Lucky Nugget, the
bed filled with geysers. So now, between largest gold nugget ever found in the gulch.
the geysers that erupt when visitors A commemorative newspaper front page
least expect them, the leaky structures, displayed nearby describes the happy day
and friends who douse one another at of its discovery, and explains the important
every opportunity, taking a walk through the old town is like traversing a gushing role that a “golden retriever” named “Lucky”
gauntlet. Take note of the signs that warn: “You will get wet.” played in digging it up. Visitors are invited to stop at the assay office and get their
picture taken with the Lucky Nugget.

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