NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

Last week, I had a unique opportunity; I was invited to be one of the few people to observe human remains detection dogs identifying graves on the Carson River Route. Oregon California Trails Association (OCTA) worked with Institute for Canine Forensics (ICF) to identify 170-year-old grave sites. The volunteers for ICF and their dogs are amazing. Each dog is trained to identify human bones or ... VIEW POST

I am a tired, tired ghost towner. So my calendar has written for the next two days "Plan Nothing Weekend!" In three weeks, I have had: two presentations, co-led two group tours for Trails West, given a private tour I donated for charity, had special access to the Franktown Cemetery, took the kid to Shriner's, finished the school year for both kids, and had trips visiting fifty-five ghost ... VIEW POST

Remember the movie from the 1980s, War of the Roses, starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny Devito? The couple divorces and tries everything to get ownership of their house. Decades later (how am I that old?), I remember the final scene. The couple is lying at the base of the stairs dying, fighting till their last breath. Finally, Oliver reaches out as a peace offering, only to ... VIEW POST

I had my first big ghost town trip of 2022 and started the season off with a bang. Unfortunately, we had to throw the journey together at the last minute but it turned our great. I realized I had a rare free weekend, and the weather forecast was fantastic, so I called my friend Austin of Nevada Expeditions and said we needed a ghost town trip. We planned the trip in days, and we were ... VIEW POST

Tour Day This winter, I donated two ghost town tours and lunches for charity. I had a great time with Peggy and Bud Saturday, taking them on their first ghost town trip outside Bodie. I gave them several suggestions for trips, and they selected the Bridgeport area. Great choice; since we left early, we had the ghost towns so ourselves. Chemung Chemung is one of my favorite ... VIEW POST