NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

Saturday, I had planned to show Jared, Great Basin Exploring, Monitor and Mogul ghost towns in Alpine County before the storm hit, and the area was closed until spring. Unfortunately, we were a day late and a dollar short; the passes were closed in anticipation of the incoming cyclone bomb. We were able to take Highway 89 to the Junction of Highway 4, but Monitor Pass was gated. We briefly visited ... VIEW POST

Bodie is a spectacular ghost town, one of the best you will ever find. People from all over the world visit Bodie State Historic Park, yet very few venture beyond park boundaries. My friend and Aurora and Bodie area expert Rick and his brother Bryan led me on a twenty-four-hour tour of locations rarely visited. Blanchard Toll Station Monday night, I made my first night run from Hawthorne ... VIEW POST

I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather. The Three Stooges were supposed to have their last outing before Larry, or is it Mo, moves. Insert sad, crying face. Shonna was, needless to say, overwhelmed preparing for her new adventure, so Austin, Nevada Expeditions, and I decided the weekend was too beautiful to not get out. Austin and I explored the lesser-known locations of the Comstock ... VIEW POST

It's not often I can say I had a fantastic week; it will be hard to top this weekend. Wednesday I met my friend Dwayne of Dwayne's World at South Lake Tahoe to go out photographing. I suggested Tallac Historical Estates, which is spectacular in the fall. Tahoe has been a retreat for the rich and famous for close to one hundred fifty years. Tallac Resort became popular, and ... VIEW POST