Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

I had a great Friday evening having dinner with Wild West Vixens North, a group of female Jeepers. Then, of course, we had to show off our Jeeps! A woman in Sportsman's Warehouse thought what we were doing was awesome, so she came to take a picture of everyone together. Everyone is a different experience level but is united by a love of off-roading. We plan to have social events, training, ... VIEW POST

Cambria Growing up, my family spent many summer vacations on the central coast. Unfortunately, I don't remember many of the younger years as we moved to Washington and Idaho and didn't visit as often. My first memory of the central coast was in college, visiting my grandparents and taking me to Hearst Castle. Afterward, we drove to Morro Bay, had lunch at Breakers, and shopped at the Shell ... VIEW POST

Tami's Travels: Full posts to follow I often hear that people think it requires 4WD to explore ghost towns. Some ghost towns require a high-clearance 4WD or ATV. Some require extensive hiking-or a drone. ;) But, many of Nevadan's ghost towns are accessible by passenger car, often just off paved or graded dirt roads. My last trip to Tonopah shows how true this is. In early July, I visited ... VIEW POST

I was fortunate to attend the Great Western Steam Up at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City before it opened to the public. V&T #1, "Lyon" Southern Pacific #18 Carson Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company. "Glenbrook" V&T #11, "Reno" The Virginia & Truckee #11 locomotive, the Reno, is famous. The 1872 engine recently returned home after a long ... VIEW POST