Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Sometimes trips don’t work out as planned. Our target Sunday was Bullionville, a mostly unknown ghost town in Douglas County along with a handful of surrounding mines. We knew roads in the area could be difficult under the best circumstances. And the recent Numbers Fire followed by erosion could have caused additional damage. Our group was a great resource with maps and GPS, local ... VIEW POST

Author's note: It is not my intent to convince the reader to believe - or disbelieve - the stories that follow. These are merely some of the tales one hears in these parts. Take them for what you will. Genoa Lying at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the site of Genoa became an important way point for the 49ers. By 1850, Mormons built a stockade, corrals and opened ... VIEW POST

Silver was discovered in the narrow canyon of Monitor Creek in 1857. Substantial mining and community development did not occur until the early 1860s. Monitor was named after the Civil War ship, USS Monitor. The Monitor was the first ironclad warship and launched on January 30, 1862. It sank during a storm on December 31, 1862 off the coast of North Carolina. Sixteen of the forty-nine ... VIEW POST

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