Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Tour Day This winter, I donated two ghost town tours and lunches for charity. I had a great time with Peggy and Bud Saturday, taking them on their first ghost town trip outside Bodie. I gave them several suggestions for trips, and they selected the Bridgeport area. Great choice; since we left early, we had the ghost towns so ourselves. Chemung Chemung is one of my favorite ... VIEW POST

This week has been crazy. I haven't been so exhausted since the kids were babies. Still, 99% of the week was terrific. Trails West annual conference and field trips Trails West is the organization that places markers at emigrant trail sites. Each T-marker has an excerpt from an emigrant diary. Travel tip, markers orientation is oriented to follow the route. Wow, a girl might get a ... VIEW POST

It will take me a week to catch up, but I had my first big trip of the season. We visited thirty ghost towns, mines, stage stops, and Pony Express Stations in three days! The trip was fantastic. We found every site, and each had terrific history and ruins. I got home at 8 pm via a stop at Qdoba for the family. I swear they watch my tracks and call me when I'm 45 minutes away, asking me to ... VIEW POST

Walley's Hot Springs Wednesday, my mom gave me my Mother's Day gift, a day at Genoa's historic hot springs and lunch. Emigrants described the hot springs in their diaries. The resort was developed in 1862 by David and Harriet Wally and included 11 hot tubs, a ballroom, and gardens. The historic hot tub regulates the pool but isn't used as it is 130 degrees. As it was Wednesday, ... VIEW POST