Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

I can't begin to count the times growing up our family drove past Dayton on the way to visit family in the Gold Country. Each time I noticed the mysterious cave and structures covering the hill and I begged my parents to explore but were in a rush and never stopped. When I moved to the area I again drove past the cave for years, never seeming to have time to visit. Then one day on a family ... VIEW POST

Another shot from Virginia City yesterday. It was so windy I have bruises down the back of my legs from the car door slamming against me in a wind gust. I'm glad I didn't take the Jeep, it would have been all over the road. ... VIEW POST

Look "Who" else likes ghost towns and visited Virginia City today. I hope he made it out before the storm hit, the wind was crazy. ... VIEW POST

I hope you had a good New Years Eve and Day. Today, I looked back on my most popular photos of 2020. The first was “Wilson” (of Home Improvement fame), the deer trying to hide behind a fence. 1.7 thousand likes in Crap Wildlife Photography. The second was my daughter, not because of the photo but her comments about cleaning eggs: ”Seriously. People have the most ridiculous expectations of ... VIEW POST

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary work relief program from 1933 to 1942 to address unemployment during the Great Depression. Unemployed and unmarried men ages 18–28 could participate. The program focused on manual labor jobs relating to conservation and development of state and federal lands. Men were paid $30 a month along with food, shelter and clothing. They were required ... VIEW POST