Utah Life reached out to purchase ghost town photos I took in Utah. I didn't do a full write-up of the family vacation, but had some of the trip with a few photos. I am flattered that liked the shots. Utah Life looks like a great magazine, I might get a subscription as I will spend more time in Utah. You can order it at their website. ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
Highway 395 explorations
I'm back from Oregon; I visited 16 sites along Highway 395. Many were stops on the Nevada, California, and Oregon Railroad. The NCO RR is also known as the Narrow, Crooked and Onery and the Never on Time and Often Late Railroad. The Amendee Lime Kiln and Wendell were my favorites. I also found what looked like an episode of Hoarders: Ghost Town. The debris was spread over an acre and ... VIEW POST
Dog Town (Dogtown), California
The eastern Sierra gold rush began in Dog Town, not nearby Bodie. Prospectors panned for gold and built dugout houses with rock walls. While the settlement soon became a ghost town, this was where it all started, on the confluence of the Virginia and Dog Creeks. Even for a short-term town, it left us with questions. How did Dog Town get such an unusual name? Who was buried along the creek and ... VIEW POST
Scouting Trip
Thank you, Kris and Steve, for joining me on my scouting trip. We made a loop from Bridgeport up Green Creek to Dunderberg, Ward, and Conway Summit. At Ward, we tried to recreate a 123-year-old photo; it will take some playing to get it right. We tried for Dog Town, but the road was marshy, muddy and deep with water and evidence of people getting stuck. Instead of the possibility ... VIEW POST
Where the ghosts live
I speak at the Churchill County Museum on October 3rd at 6 p.m. This will be the same format as my other presentations, but I will add more ghost towns in Churchill County. A few people suggested Zoom presentations; would anyone else be interested? I could start with my general presentation and then look at ongoing events with my current travels or research. I have been at many Zoom meetings ... VIEW POST
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