Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Filosena Ranch is one of the original homesteads around Mono Lake. The Filosenas raised produce and meat, keeping Bodie and the surrounding mines and towns fed. The kidnapping of a girl from a nearby Pauite camp and subsequent rescue by the men at the Filosena ranch set off a series of events, including arson, the murder of a young Sheriff, and a posse in a shoot-out with desperados. Now ... VIEW POST

In September, I headed with Nevada Expeditions to visit my son in Elko. My son wanted to revisit Jarbidge, which he hadn't seen since he was a toddler when we stayed at the B&B. Jarbidge is a long drive, but we visited sites along the way. It was a beautiful but cool fall weekend. Gold Creek Following discoveries of ore in 1869, several towns started, including Bruno City ... VIEW POST

I'm sorry I have been quiet on the website. In June, they found a spot on my mammogram. It took until early September to get the final diagnosis; I had breast cancer. I had surgery in October, and Thanksgiving week started a 7-week, 30-session course of radiation. Thankfully, the screening did what it was supposed to: it caught the cancer early. It was stage 1a, grade 1, meaning it wasn't ... VIEW POST

Bodie is a well-visited and documented ghost town. Sadly, some parts of its story are often forgotten. The Chinese played a critical role in the history of Bodie and the Eastern Sierra. Not allowed to work in the mines, they worked as laborers. It was their efforts that kept Bodie warm in the winter, supplied them with wood for cooking, and kept the mills operating. Multiple wood camps formed ... VIEW POST

Reese River, just outside Austin, is a fantastic place to explore. It has mining camps dating back to the early 1860s and some of Nevada's most historic and scenic ranches. Gold Park Thomas Barned discovered ore in Gold Park Basin in 1864. The area was worked for only a few years due to its low value. Three mines opened in 1878, and the district was renamed Jackson. A revival ... VIEW POST