NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

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Tunnel Camp, Nevada Ghost Town

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Tunnel Camp is one of the best ghost towns in Northern Nevada. Despite the mining camp's short life, it has endured and is a favorite trip for ghost towners. Nevada State Mining Company built Tunnel Camp in 1927 to house workers at a cyanide mill. Multiple structures remain, including a brick office, stamp mill, and houses. A nearby cemetery holds the remains of those who died in a tragic flash ... VIEW POST

My Favorite Ghost Towns of 2021

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After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I decided to take a much-needed nap. I laid down but started wondering which was my favorite ghost town this year. Then I started wondering how many ghost towns I visited, then how many miles I put on Honey Badger, then…you get the idea. So much for some much-needed rest. I gave up on the nap and started to look back at my travels in 2021. I ... VIEW POST

White Christmas

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas weekend. My sister and her family were in town; active boys and another large dog made for a fun but busy weekend. Sunday, I was going to take everyone to visit Fort Churchill. It sounded like a freight train hit my house at two in the morning. The wind was incredible. I have never seen snowdrifts like this here. When we think the wind is dying down, ... VIEW POST

Mountain View, Nevada Ghost Town

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Mountain View is an obscure Nevada ghost town, unknown to many avid ghost towners. Following the discovery of promising gold deposits, investors built a large mill in the 1870s in the Hot Creek Range. There is a question if developers' primary purpose was to strip silver from mines or silver coins from investors' pocketbooks. Mountain View lasted for only a brief time. Today, Mountain View has ... VIEW POST