I just met and talked to you at Hobby Lobby in Reno.
I will look over your web page when I have down time.
Thank you for sharing all this ghost town info.
Nice to meet you. That was the second time in a day I kick myself for not having business cards with me. I need to restock my purse and not just the Jeep and camera bags. I hope you enjoy the blog. Several posts are close to where you are working. I have a number of places in that area I want to visit.
My Mother and Father lived in Yerington and we had a pig feed at Pine Grove once a year for many years. We always went with a man named Gentry and friends and family. Many good memories there.
Hi Tami,
I really like your site, I can tell that you have put a tremendous amount of work in it. My wife and I also love to visit ghost towns and old mining camps.
Thank you, it has been a lot of work but a fun process. If you haven’t seen it, I introduced my new feature today, an interactive map. I’m always happy to meet other ghost town enthusiasts!
Hello,
Looking at your site now, near arctic circle in Scandinavia, and I do have story to tell 🙂
Very nice to see that this important part of the history gets recorded, and displayed in web pages where anyone can see, and appreciate it, you are doing wonderfull job.
With pictures, back round history, and the stories give depth to these places, about the people who lived/worked in past. It is the stories, that make these places so interesting.
In the 1850`s many people left to U.S. from Europe with high hope`s of striking rich, or just for an adventure. These old stories are still moving around here in Europe, how someone’s relative moved to the states back in a day, and now we have relatives living there. The stories live still today within the families, by the pictures and letters they send to their relatives back to “old world” long time ago, and are now used in family heritage, and history research.
Some people came back, so there was moving in and out of states. These people who came back many times started business in here, or employed people lifting the local economy. The main thing that these people brought back was ideas of how someone could improve their future by working hard towards their dreams.
I left my own footmarks to the history of Nevada, and I did learn quite a lot about it, thanks to the one very nice local family, say hi to the Steve K when you meet again 🙂
Wow, that made my day. Not only the compliments but the information about people taking stories back to Europe and it improving life there. I didn’t realize the gold rush had so much influence in Europe. Thank you for all the information. Stay warm, I won’t complain today about our 20F degree morning!
I will say hi to Steve, I’ll probably be seeing him next week. He has told me about when you lived here.
Hello Tami,
My name is Jim Lang. I have been exploring the ghost towns of the Eastern Sierra for over 40 years, not to the extent you have though. I’ve been to Bodie 15 to 20 times mostly doing photography and introducing friends and family to the wonders of living back then. I have read quite a few books on the area and even though I am quickly approaching my 8th decade still enjoy the area and challenge of finding something new. On your reporting of Dunderberg/ Munckton, I believe Munckton was a separate community much higher in elevation. I have visited a collection of cabins about 3 to 5 miles from Dunderberg and from everything I’ve read and heard from locals, i think this where the good doctor started his pharmacy. I have visited and asked about this subject several times at the Bridgeport Ranger Station and they know nothing of this town, although there is a “Government” warning sign on one of the remains. I tried to attach several pictures but could not, and if you would like directions to this site, I will send them to your private e-mail so as not to show them publicly. It is s VERY rough, tight road, not for anything larger than a Jeep or small SUV. Let me know if you can tell me more about this area.
Thank you for this website and all you have done.
I would love any information you have. My email is Tami@NVTami.com. There is a grouping of cabins a few miles above Dunderberg Mill called Ward Mining Camp, I wonder if that is what you are referring to. I have been writing an article on it, but it is not finished. I have a few pictures of it at the link below.
I have heard of a cabin closer to the mill but haven’t been yet, it is on my list for next year.
There is another cabin and stamp mill in the area, but I believe they are on private property. https://nvtami.com/index.php/2021/10/04/the-weekend-that-almost-wasnt/
Hello. My wife and I will be in Reno for the next 3 months for work. While in the area we really want to visit a few ghost towns. Which ones would you suggest in the area? We’re in a lifted Subaru outback and we will be traveling alone. So we don’t mind dirt roads, but anything really rough would not be a good idea. Thank you so much!
Thank you, I am glad you enjoy Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond.
There are reasons I, along with other sites, don’t give specific locations of ghost towns. Road issues and access can change overnight. Part of the hobby of ghost towning is researching and locating a site; it is like an adult Easter Egg hunt, half the fun is the hunt. Other ghost towners give me information, knowing I will not disclose the specific location. Unfortunately, many ghost towns have been vandalized recently. Many believe people willing to work to find a site are more likely to respect it.
I have a map of ghost towns that gives a town’s general location. My articles list all the references I use in my research. Google Earth is a great place to start your location search.
Happy Ghost Towning!
Tami, sure do enjoy following your adventures😍. I’ve been a long time follower of several others as well. Nothing can compare to theses Nevada blue skies and your cool pics. I used to volunteer at the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum and served on their board of directors for 8 years and ran the gift shop. They are open Mon, Wed, Fri & Saturdays 10:00am – 3:00…. Great history there as well♥️
Thank you, I am glad you have enjoyed my travels. I love Nevada skies, especially red and purple sunsets and sunrises.
The ordinance museum has been on my list for a long time. I keep trying to talk a women’s group into heading down with me. I might have to make a day trip by myself.
It would be a good excuse to say hi to some of my favorite people, Vic and Carolyn.
Hi,
Long time history lover and live in P;Pahrump, Nevada. Can’t get out much now as I have trouble walking, but I do a lot of research primarily on Nye County Mining Camps. I have info on about 380 now and still find new ones.
I use newspapers and courthouses as my primary information source. If I may be of any help please let me know.
I currently write for the Panamint Breeze which is a wonderful magazine primarily concerned with Death Valley and its vicinity.
I may take you up on the offer sometime. I was in Death Valley in January but haven’t written about it. I hope to have more trips soon.
I do have at least one trip to Nye County this summer. I will check out your publication; it sounds very interesting.
Hey Tami,
Just discovered your blog last night when I was looking up places to explore and photograph (drone aerial photography and cinemaphotography). Way Cool Blog I must say. Look forward to seeing more of it.
Thank you, you made my day! There is so much to explore in Nevada and eastern California. I am pretty new to drone photography. I want to start working on my drone pilot license.
Strang, I’m not finding your first comment right. I have been having website issues this week. There is a reason I’m an explorer, not an IT person! Hamilton is on my list this summer/fall. I’ll check out Hardin City, I will be in that area also. And I still need to head back to SW Idaho to see family and my old stomping ground. I still love that area, but it is nothing like when I grew up there or went to grad school in Boise.
Update Sept 19, 2023 10 am – Drone still there, awaiting rescue. I didn’t see it on the iPad while we were there, I found it when I uploaded the footage and zoomed in.
I would have to see who I liked the least;)
A friend might know someone who has a drone with a grappling hook. I’m picturing something like those claw games.
Ron says
I just met and talked to you at Hobby Lobby in Reno.
I will look over your web page when I have down time.
Thank you for sharing all this ghost town info.
Ron Hogan
Tami says
Nice to meet you. That was the second time in a day I kick myself for not having business cards with me. I need to restock my purse and not just the Jeep and camera bags. I hope you enjoy the blog. Several posts are close to where you are working. I have a number of places in that area I want to visit.
Anonymous says
Love your stories of your adventures. Ilene
Tami says
Thank you! I have used your information on a few posts.
wayne schmuelgen says
Tami- another awesome article! As always, can’t thank you enough for your efforts and for sharing. Hope to cross paths again soon. Safe travels.
Tami says
Thank you, Wayne. I hope to make it your way before too long. We are still working on preserving Pine Grove.
Linda says
My Mother and Father lived in Yerington and we had a pig feed at Pine Grove once a year for many years. We always went with a man named Gentry and friends and family. Many good memories there.
Tami says
What a great memory! I have worked with several groups to preserve Pine Grove, it is an amazing ghost town.
Anonymous says
Great website Tami! Sue Baumruck
Tami says
Thank you, Sue! I’m glad you are enjoying it.
Jerry Shorter says
Hi Tami,
I really like your site, I can tell that you have put a tremendous amount of work in it. My wife and I also love to visit ghost towns and old mining camps.
Tami says
Thank you, it has been a lot of work but a fun process. If you haven’t seen it, I introduced my new feature today, an interactive map. I’m always happy to meet other ghost town enthusiasts!
T says
Hello,
Looking at your site now, near arctic circle in Scandinavia, and I do have story to tell 🙂
Very nice to see that this important part of the history gets recorded, and displayed in web pages where anyone can see, and appreciate it, you are doing wonderfull job.
With pictures, back round history, and the stories give depth to these places, about the people who lived/worked in past. It is the stories, that make these places so interesting.
In the 1850`s many people left to U.S. from Europe with high hope`s of striking rich, or just for an adventure. These old stories are still moving around here in Europe, how someone’s relative moved to the states back in a day, and now we have relatives living there. The stories live still today within the families, by the pictures and letters they send to their relatives back to “old world” long time ago, and are now used in family heritage, and history research.
Some people came back, so there was moving in and out of states. These people who came back many times started business in here, or employed people lifting the local economy. The main thing that these people brought back was ideas of how someone could improve their future by working hard towards their dreams.
I left my own footmarks to the history of Nevada, and I did learn quite a lot about it, thanks to the one very nice local family, say hi to the Steve K when you meet again 🙂
Tami says
Wow, that made my day. Not only the compliments but the information about people taking stories back to Europe and it improving life there. I didn’t realize the gold rush had so much influence in Europe. Thank you for all the information. Stay warm, I won’t complain today about our 20F degree morning!
I will say hi to Steve, I’ll probably be seeing him next week. He has told me about when you lived here.
James Lang says
Hello Tami,
My name is Jim Lang. I have been exploring the ghost towns of the Eastern Sierra for over 40 years, not to the extent you have though. I’ve been to Bodie 15 to 20 times mostly doing photography and introducing friends and family to the wonders of living back then. I have read quite a few books on the area and even though I am quickly approaching my 8th decade still enjoy the area and challenge of finding something new. On your reporting of Dunderberg/ Munckton, I believe Munckton was a separate community much higher in elevation. I have visited a collection of cabins about 3 to 5 miles from Dunderberg and from everything I’ve read and heard from locals, i think this where the good doctor started his pharmacy. I have visited and asked about this subject several times at the Bridgeport Ranger Station and they know nothing of this town, although there is a “Government” warning sign on one of the remains. I tried to attach several pictures but could not, and if you would like directions to this site, I will send them to your private e-mail so as not to show them publicly. It is s VERY rough, tight road, not for anything larger than a Jeep or small SUV. Let me know if you can tell me more about this area.
Thank you for this website and all you have done.
Tami says
I would love any information you have. My email is Tami@NVTami.com. There is a grouping of cabins a few miles above Dunderberg Mill called Ward Mining Camp, I wonder if that is what you are referring to. I have been writing an article on it, but it is not finished. I have a few pictures of it at the link below.
I have heard of a cabin closer to the mill but haven’t been yet, it is on my list for next year.
There is another cabin and stamp mill in the area, but I believe they are on private property.
https://nvtami.com/index.php/2021/10/04/the-weekend-that-almost-wasnt/
Ron Dow says
I have been to the Ward Cabins you spoke of several times and I believe you have them identified correctly.
Tami says
It is always nice to have a historical photograph to match!
Lucas says
Hello. My wife and I will be in Reno for the next 3 months for work. While in the area we really want to visit a few ghost towns. Which ones would you suggest in the area? We’re in a lifted Subaru outback and we will be traveling alone. So we don’t mind dirt roads, but anything really rough would not be a good idea. Thank you so much!
Tami says
Here is a great place to start. Happy Ghost Towning!
https://nvtami.com/index.php/top-10-ghost-towns-nevada-northwest/
Don Trowbridge says
Enjoy your site and information. Please note the map locations with your reviews.
Tami says
Thank you, I am glad you enjoy Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond.
There are reasons I, along with other sites, don’t give specific locations of ghost towns. Road issues and access can change overnight. Part of the hobby of ghost towning is researching and locating a site; it is like an adult Easter Egg hunt, half the fun is the hunt. Other ghost towners give me information, knowing I will not disclose the specific location. Unfortunately, many ghost towns have been vandalized recently. Many believe people willing to work to find a site are more likely to respect it.
I have a map of ghost towns that gives a town’s general location. My articles list all the references I use in my research. Google Earth is a great place to start your location search.
Happy Ghost Towning!
DEBBY says
Tami, sure do enjoy following your adventures😍. I’ve been a long time follower of several others as well. Nothing can compare to theses Nevada blue skies and your cool pics. I used to volunteer at the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum and served on their board of directors for 8 years and ran the gift shop. They are open Mon, Wed, Fri & Saturdays 10:00am – 3:00…. Great history there as well♥️
Tami says
Thank you, I am glad you have enjoyed my travels. I love Nevada skies, especially red and purple sunsets and sunrises.
The ordinance museum has been on my list for a long time. I keep trying to talk a women’s group into heading down with me. I might have to make a day trip by myself.
It would be a good excuse to say hi to some of my favorite people, Vic and Carolyn.
John Weisser says
Hi,
Long time history lover and live in P;Pahrump, Nevada. Can’t get out much now as I have trouble walking, but I do a lot of research primarily on Nye County Mining Camps. I have info on about 380 now and still find new ones.
I use newspapers and courthouses as my primary information source. If I may be of any help please let me know.
I currently write for the Panamint Breeze which is a wonderful magazine primarily concerned with Death Valley and its vicinity.
Tami says
I may take you up on the offer sometime. I was in Death Valley in January but haven’t written about it. I hope to have more trips soon.
I do have at least one trip to Nye County this summer. I will check out your publication; it sounds very interesting.
Daniel Lovato says
Hey Tami,
Just discovered your blog last night when I was looking up places to explore and photograph (drone aerial photography and cinemaphotography). Way Cool Blog I must say. Look forward to seeing more of it.
Tami says
Thank you, you made my day! There is so much to explore in Nevada and eastern California. I am pretty new to drone photography. I want to start working on my drone pilot license.
Dave M says
Left a message the other day suggesting a location not on your map: I meant “Hardin City” rather than Hamilton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardin_City,_Nevada
Did thesis work near Trego. Used to live in Reno; now live in SW Idaho.
Tami says
Strang, I’m not finding your first comment right. I have been having website issues this week. There is a reason I’m an explorer, not an IT person! Hamilton is on my list this summer/fall. I’ll check out Hardin City, I will be in that area also. And I still need to head back to SW Idaho to see family and my old stomping ground. I still love that area, but it is nothing like when I grew up there or went to grad school in Boise.
DUGeFresh says
Update Sept 19, 2023 10 am – Drone still there, awaiting rescue. I didn’t see it on the iPad while we were there, I found it when I uploaded the footage and zoomed in.
Tami says
Thank you for the drone sighting! I’m sure the drone is dead but I hope the SD card is intact.
I’m waiting for the SEALS to offer a rescue mission! 😂
DUGeFresh says
There is a route to go get it, if it were my drone I would return with one of my boys and send them on up. :). I’m sure the card is fine.
Tami says
I would have to see who I liked the least;)
A friend might know someone who has a drone with a grappling hook. I’m picturing something like those claw games.