Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Come see me! I'm worried this was scheduled so late, and it is the week before Thanksgiving that no one will be there. It is a huge honor to present at the Nevada State Museum! Carson City, November 21 at 6:30 pm. You can register at the Nevada State Museum. If you can't make it, we are looking at dates for next year. I am talking about the little-known settlements of Carson Valley, ... VIEW POST

Hector's Station was a stop on the Bodie to Lundy Stage line. While only rock roundaitons remain, period newspapers show us life on Mono Lake including everyday life, hoaxes and even shootings. All roads lead to Bodie At one time, stage stations dotted the area around Bodie. The term "stage" came with the development of longer-distance travel, which involved staging the trip. Multiple ... VIEW POST

On the way home from visiting the Kid in Mesquite, Hubby and I drove through Goldfield. We had a great lunch at the Dinky Dinner with Radio Goldfield, including Carl, Patty and Bo, the Curmudgeon of Tybo. We got a tour of the soon-to-be-opened new studio, the Loose Caboose, and of course, we had to stop in and say hi to my co-host Millie. Can you believe I will be recording my 50th show this ... VIEW POST

Because I only visited Mono Basin only twice last week (going to and from Mesquite), I headed back down on Tuesday. I wanted to finish a few stories and visit some sites before the snow sticks. I explored the old ranches, the Bodie & Benton Railroad and the town of Mono Lake with Nevada Expeditions. It wasn't a long day, but productive with the ranches. Mono County has done an excellent ... VIEW POST

Mono Mills started to meet Bodie's insatiable need for lumber. The state-of-the-art mill and railroad operated for thirty-six years, ebbing and flowing with the mines and freeing Bodie from wood famine. Although it was a seasonal town, Mono Mills was active with daily life, including improvised medical treatments and hilarious confusion over the password for booze. Emil Billeb, head of Bodie ... VIEW POST