Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Slater's Mine is a lesser-known 1892 mine in the Pine Nut Mountains. Water was an ongoing issue for the mine's owners. Conflict was inevitable with a large number of mining claims in the valley. On May 20, 1893, tensions erupted, resulting in an old-fashioned shoot-out. In a twist, it turns out the mine owners are related to us! The trip to Slater's Mine is also where Honey Badger earned her ... VIEW POST

Hubby and I came across this site while taking Como Road from Como south to Hind's Hot Springs. Como Road follows the freight wagon road developed in the 1860s to connect Dayton and Virginia City in the north to Aurora and Bodie, California in the south. We noticed a canyon with a running stream and decided it would be a nice spot for lunch. As we were leaving I noticed rock formations ... VIEW POST

Visiting a Nevada ghost town brings to mind a long dusty trip, bouncing around in 4x4 over miles and miles of washboard roads. While that may be true for some ghost towns, others sit on a paved highway, which is comfortably accessible. Washoe City boomed as the Washoe County seat, but after the arrival of rail service and Comstock's mills relocating to the Carson River, Washoe City became a ghost ... VIEW POST

Mill Station was a small settlement located at the south end of Washoe Valley. The town was near sawmills and two quartz mills. Construction began on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad on February 18, 1869. The line would ultimately extend from Reno to Carson City, with two spurs continuing to Virginia City and Minden. In 1871 Mill Station became a lumber stop for the V&T. The ... VIEW POST

What a great day! We visited the ghost town of Como. We took the road most people say to avoid and were rewarded with some surprises. A beautiful canyon creek for lunch and what appears to be the remains of rock miners cabin I haven’t seen documented before. Very cool, but dang that road is rocky! I got to practice my off road skills including going over rocks, tilting on side hills and ... VIEW POST