Archives for 2021

La Plata is a popular ghost town for day-trippers in northern Nevada. Its proximity to Fallon makes it easy to reach and rewards travelers with substantial ruins to explore. Established in the early 1860s, La Plata soon became the Churchill County seat, the first county seat located within the county. The burgeoning town thrived for several years. However, mines soon played out, residents moved to ... VIEW POST

Cox Canyon is an engrossing ghost town to explore, but frustrating to document its history. I sit at the computer with the entire internet in front of me and a quickly expanding ghost town and mining library at my back, yet I find almost nothing other than the mining that occurred at Cox Canyon. I have exhausted every source I can imagine. I cleaned my desk, completed dreaded paperwork and ... VIEW POST

Such a beautiful weekend in northern Nevada, sunny and 75! Now I'm looking out my window wondering it if will snow. A Mimosa in the hot tub took away my motivation to do much of anything Sunday. The real Egg hunt was a flop, something is taking our eggs. The Easter Egg hunt was better until the wind kicked up. Can someone in Yerington please return the plastic eggs and my chair ... VIEW POST