I'm back from northern Washoe County, knocking out ghost towns in that area. Much of the time, I was in what was Roop County, Nevada. Did you know there was a Roop County, previously Lake County? It was one of the original nine counties of the Nevada Territory. Boundry disputes led to the Sagebrush War, which lasted a whopping day and a half. In 1864, Roop County was absorbed into Washoe and ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
Pine Nut Mountains ATV Ride
Thank you to my friend Mathew, the executive director of the Nevada Offroad Association. He invited me on the Pine Nut Mountains Trails Association Father's Day weekend ride. NVOR is a non-profit that advocates for off-road use in the legislature and acts as an intermediary to support responsible off-road activities. Saturday, we started at the Johnson Lane OHV trailhead. We traversed the ... VIEW POST
Mercury Mine Madness
Honey Badger had her first big outing of the year and the first trip since her new engine exploring the Humboldt and East Ranges based in Winnemucca, known for mercury mines. This trip was my second Memorial Day trip to Winnemucca; I explored Humboldt and Pershing Counties ghost towns last year. The kid had an appointment Friday morning, so I left after he finished. Humboldt ... VIEW POST
Thunder Mountain
Rising from the Nevada desert, like a mirage along I80, is Thunder Mountain. Creator Frank Van Zant, known as Chief Thunder, created the one-of-a-kind Nevada monument. He turned trash into a wonderland of art, a fusion of industrial art meets The Flintstones. Ghost Towning Growing up in Idaho, I spent many summers driving across Nevada to visit family in the Gold Country. We would stop ... VIEW POST
Adobe Station, Emigrant Store
Outside of Dayton, adjacent to an industrial complex and surrounded by sagebrush, are the easily overlooked rock foundations of Adobe Station. Without the Trails West marker, the site would fade into the Nevada desert. Station stops were an essential feature on the emigrant trails; they enabled pioneers to resupply along their journey. Carson River Route After the horrors the Donner-Reed ... VIEW POST
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