Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

My big destination last week was Nine-Mile Ranch to see the preservation work and meet my friend and Radio Goldfield co-host, Larry, who is the Ranger Aide. Native Americans first used this site, and in 1844, John C. Fremont's party camped at this approximate location en route to California. After a rich silver and gold ore strike in 1860 on the border of Nevada and California, travelers ... VIEW POST

Five Mile House was five miles from Aurora on the stage road to Carson City. From 1860 to the early 1900s, the station changed hands multiple times as Aurora and Bodie experienced the boom and bust of the mining era. The station was active with stories of injuries, summer resorts and a shooting of an axe-wielding assailant intent on robbing the ranch. Five Mile House Mile houses, also ... VIEW POST

I have had the fortune to train 4 times with the legendary Clint Smith at Thunder Ranch: Defensive Handgun, Defensive Revolver, Urban Rifle and High-Intensity Tactics. Clint not only taught me firearms for personal defense, but also situational awareness and how to avoid situations. As Clint says, "It is a thinking school, not a shooting school." Along the way, he also taught me a few "creative ... VIEW POST

In May 2025, Nevada Expeditions and I embarked on an exploration of the ghost towns in Lincoln County, Nevada. Below are the sites we visited. They range from amazing history to the quirky. We had sunny days, rain and even snow! We visited nearly 40 ghost towns and historical sites in Lincoln County, as well as a few in bordering counties and Utah. Tami's travels: More information to ... VIEW POST

Joseph Currie started a ranch here in 1885. The location was previously Bellinger's Spring, a stage stop on the road between Toano and Cherry Creek. Currie became a stop on the Northern Nevada Railway. It was midway between Ely and Cobre, where the line connected with the Southern Pacific mainline. From 1906 to 1941, almost 5 million passengers rode the rails through Currie. The railroad shut ... VIEW POST