Travel Update: Full Post to Follow
I spent the weekend following the V&T Railroad to six 160 year old mills on the Carson River. The train transported ore from Virginia City and dropped it down chutes at each mill. If you have followed me for a while, you won’t be surprised the highlight of my day was exploring inside the Yerington Smelter. 
Richard and Lewis, you would be proud of me for driving the steep drop-off calmly, at least until I had to turn around. A backup camera is on my Christmas list! Thanks Stephen for being a great walking history book. I finished the weekend by making brandied raspberries. The vines have been on family ranches for over 100 years and we transplanted them when we built. They are so yummy!
Yummy!
12-7-2020
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Alan Deslongchamp says
great pics and information, also helps me get out and see for my self thanks
Tami says
Thank you. I’m glad it encouraged you to explore Nevada!
Rick Olmsted says
Hi Tammy,
I’ve rode my bicycle a few times up to the end of the V&T Railroad too. And as you’d know, from being there. The bicycle ride back down to start was FUN 🙂 Looking at your photos posted here. I didn’t know about the Yerington Smelter and the Eureka Mill. I’ve been thinking about riding my bicycle back there again, when the weather gets cooler. After I do a 50+ mile Children’s Cancer Charity Ride from Fallon to Fernley and back to Fallon, on Sept. 25th. The 3.75 mile ride back to the ‘End of the Road’ is a Great Gradual ride uphill. I’m always impressed when I get to the end, turn around and see the uphill climb that I just rode :). Thanks again for sharing your adventures.
Tami says
The road is a great incline as it is the old train bed. It is beautiful in the fall. Eureka is accessed through Mound House. I think it may be marked private property now, I’m glad I went when I did.
Robyn Restel says
Thanks Tami for more virtual adventures. I’m too old now to be doing it on my own so I appreciate your energy, enthusiasm, information, but mostly your photographs. I’m a retired photographer and your images feed my soul.
I do wish I could enlarge them and look at all the details, but all the same if fun for me to “travel and explore” with you.
Tami says
That made my night, thank you. I am still learning photography.
On a tablet or phone you can enlarge the pictures. I will look into how they can be enlarged on a computer. I think it might require me uploading them differently, I’ll admit I’m not a big computer person.