Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Trails West Dry Run I hope everyone had a great Easter weekend. Friday, I had a long but fun day following emigrant routes as a dry run for tours next month. We started our morning at Stockton Well, meeting with Carolynn from the Battle Born Stockton Well Grange. The land, including the well, former hotel site, and wagon ruts, has been donated to the Grange. They will be building the first ... VIEW POST

Fingers crossed for good weather; I will be doing a trial run for the Trails West conference trips next month. I am starting my day taking the alternate tour: Fort Churchill, Buckland's Station, and Stockton Well. The 1865 Stockton Station was a trading post on the crossroads of five emigrant trails. The property is private and fenced, but we get special access. Unfortunately, we don't have ... VIEW POST

My presentation about ghost towning for Carson Valley University Women went well. No one booed me or threw rotten tomatoes, so I call it good.I thought Sunday would be nasty, so we decided to brave Costco. Of course, the weekend was strangely hazy but turned out nice. Mother Hubbard's cupboard and freezer were pretty empty after being home and traveling to care for my son. Thank heavens for our ... VIEW POST

I am so glad to be back home! It is the first time I have unpacked my suitcases and put them away in months. Thank you for your support and messages over the last few months—Shriner's intensive physical therapy went exceptionally well. Instead of taking a week to start walking a short distance inside, we walked all over and worked on stairs on day one. Things went so well that we were ... VIEW POST

I'll be honest; this was one of the more stressful weekends I have had, but there were some bright spots. I went to Sacramento Wednesday and came home Thursday. Repacked, turned around, and went back to Sunday for the week. It's weird working in a hotel room, but this is nicer than any apartment I had in college: separate bedroom, living room, office space, and full kitchen. In addition, the ... VIEW POST