Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Friday's drive was favorite part of the weekend. I still visited ghost towns, but my friend Dwayne and I decided to chase fall colors. The best color we found was right below Munckton, so of course I had to go visit the mill site. We also visited Chemung where the colors were changing, but not the one stand of trees I have been waiting for. I'll be working on those photos next. I ... VIEW POST

Guess what ghost town I ended up at today? (Richard, you hush up or message me because you will figure it out in 2 seconds. ) It wasn’t in our plan but we decided to photograph the fall leaves. I made it to the above town, Chemung and Dogtown. And I didn’t fall off a cliff or get eaten be a cougar, so I call it a good day! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I’ll be out exploring mines ... VIEW POST

I started the weekend early. It’s 9 am and I’m in the eastern Sierras above the Marine Mountain Warfare Training Center. So far today I learned when a retired Army repelling instructor tells me a hiking trail is easy, didn’t listen to him. . And to watch our for cougars. We are headed to Chemung to catch the fall aspen leaves. And hopefully a few more ghost towns outside of Bodie. ... VIEW POST

Fletcher Station was built in the 1860s by H.D. Fletcher. During the Aurora and Bodie mining boom the station served as an important way station or "switching station" where teamsters and stagecoaches could trade out for fresh horses. The Fletchers also raised and sold fresh produce, frogs and fish from their ponds. Fletcher was located on the crossroads of two major routes. The Carson to ... VIEW POST

What fun things did you do this weekend? Saturday, my 13 year old and I worked on haunted Carson Valley. Most tales of haunting at the Genoa cemetery involve children so we explored the grounds looking at headstones. My daughters summary of the day was "We went looking for old dead kids". She always loves a hunt and has a unique sense of humor, but she refused to go into the haunted jail ... VIEW POST