NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

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Trails West Annual Conference

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I am excited to share details on the Trails West Annual Conference. It will be held in Carson Valley from May 16th through 18th.Tuesday, I will present the Carson Emigrant Trail and ghost towns. Monday and Wednesday, I will co-lead trips following the emigrant route, including Snowshoe Thompson's cave, emigrant markings, Odd Fellows Rocks, wagon markings, etc. Trails West is a great group; ... VIEW POST

Deadman’s Creek: Lost History

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A new mystery to reserach One evening while watching old episodes of Wild Nevada, I learned about Deadman's Creek trail. The park ranger relayed the creek name's origin and the graves at the bottom of the trailhead. I paused the episode and started researching the story. Unfortunately, little information was available online, and the graves were not on the popular cemetery website, ... VIEW POST

Dayton Lime Works

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Dayton Lime Works are little-known lime kilns in Lyon County. The trio of 150-year-old kilns are a one-of-a-kind piece of Nevada history. The lime they produced helped rebuild Virginia City after the Great Fire of 1875. Ghost Towning Nevada Expeditions and I heard rumors and had seen pictures of kilns in Lyon County but found little information on their location. Fortunately, Great Basin ... VIEW POST

Variety is the spice of life

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This weekend was my little one's birthday. Of course, now that she is a teen, she won't let me do much. The only thing she wanted was a charcuterie board. Seriously. She rarely asks for anything, and I have always gone full out for her birthday.So I ran to Reno and went to Whole Paycheck, sorry, Whole Foods. Then, as I had a few hours of freedom, I hit a few spots to and from ... VIEW POST

Sutro Tunnel Mules: No Horsing Around

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Mules, rather than horses, assisted in the construction of the famous Sutro Tunnel. They were more agreeable to working underground and avoided injury. In addition, mules provided comic relief to the miners and enjoyed sharing their lunch. Sutro built a unique barn to care for the mules, which Friends of Sutro is preserving. Mules in Mining Mules are a result of breeding a male donkey with a ... VIEW POST