Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Duluth The last week has been pretty crazy. I left to take my little one to camp in Duluth, Minnesota, on Monday. It ended up a 48-hour turn and burn, taking her and coming home the next day. I couldn't have asked for better connections or flights, but it was a long few days. We arrived at midnight in Duluth to find they had almost no transportation. It was a stressful and long hour, but ... VIEW POST

We last left our heroine fifteen-ghost towns into a three-day trip. After tripping and flying through the air, she was slightly battered and bruised in body and ego. Distraction is the best medicine, so we pushed on with spectacular ghost towns. Eureka Mine Still limping after my fall, it was nice to have an easy site to explore. Eureka Mine has a snow shed that connects the cabin to ... VIEW POST

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