Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

A few feet inside of the Nevada border, on Bodie Road, sits the ruins of a stone building. Bodie Creek runs nearby, leaving the lower elevations marshy. The walls are overgrown with wild pink roses, leaving only the four corners of the rock structure exposed.    Why are the ruins in a canyon notorious for flash floods and washouts and so far from Bodie and Aurora?  Bodie ... VIEW POST

Lucky Boys The road joining Hawthorne to Bodie washed out due to heavy rainfall in 1906. The Bodie-Hawthorne road was crucial to transporting items over the Wassuk Range between booming Bodie and the Carson & Colorado Railroad station in Hawthorne. Two workmen repairing road washouts discovered a ledge of promising ore containing silver and lead. Despite primitive conditions, these ... VIEW POST

Would you be more likely to click a link with a historic or current photograph? This would be the icon that shows up when I share a post. I don't always have a choice. Many times there are no historic photos. And sometimes, as with Munckton, there isn't much left to photograph. I enjoy both. I love the history and old photos, especially ones with people. But as an explorer I am excited to see ... VIEW POST

Orizaba is a ghost town in Northern Nye County, Nevada, outside of Gabbs. The Orizaba mining claims were one of the region's largest producers and most developed mines. The claims changed hands multiple times, including a tenacious miner working the mine since he was a child. Orizaba has significant ruins, including the smelter end headframe, rock building and shops. Orizaba Mining ... VIEW POST

Spotty, Apollo and Comby want to wish everyone a good weekend. I never thought I would have a favorite chicken and goat, but here I am living the dream. I will be cleaning up and touring emigrant trails. If the fall colors are good, I will visit ghost towns and the Eastern Sierras close to Bodie. Bet you can’t guess what we are having for breakfast, lunch and probably dinner this ... VIEW POST