Occasionally I come across an unexpected site. Last fall after dropping my daughter off at horse camp I decided to head to Washoe Valley and kill some time exploring the Franktown area. While trying to find my way around closed roads my GPS insisted were open, I stumbled across a park with several older structures. Fortunately saving me research time, a plaque identified the site as the ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
My Atlantis: Bullionville, Carman Heights and Pine Nut Mines, Nevada
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Bullionville, Carman Heights and the Longfellow, Warhorse and Premier Mines will remain my Atlantis. I believe I know the locations of each, but I never seem to be able to get there. Now I'm afraid I might be too late. Bullionville and Carman Heights are almost unknown ghost towns in the Pine Nut Mountains. In Stan Paher's Nevada Ghost Towns and Desert ... VIEW POST
Donner State Park Pun
Every time I visit Donner State Park, my phone autocorrects to say I'm at "Dinner State Park". ... VIEW POST
Carson Emigrant Trail Trip
Edel said it’s supposed to storm all weekend and she wanted to “Go” today so we retraced parts of the Carson Emigrant trail. Due to snow and road closures I couldn’t get to my destination, Caples Lake grave, but now I know think I know where it is. We also found a few snow covered gems along the way. I hope everyone has a great and relaxing pre holiday weekend. ... VIEW POST
Glen Alpine Springs, California: Lake Tahoe’s First Family Resort
Having lived in the Tahoe area for twenty years, I thought I was familiar with most of the historical sites around the basin. When my friend and wildlife photographer, Dwayne Hicks, asked me to go on a hike, I was surprised when he told me we would be visiting a historic resort. Somehow I had never heard of the 150-year-old Glen Alpine Springs, the last resort of its era in the Tahoe Basin. ... VIEW POST
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