NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates

Ghost Hunting

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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

Winch or Wench, that is the question

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I spent a beautiful fall weekend exploring ghost towns in Alpine County, California. Sunday, I attended recovery training; the ongoing joke was wench vs winch. Alpine County ghost towns I can't believe how beautiful the weekend turned out. We had two separate wind storms Friday and I chalked up the weekend to a loss. I woke Saturday to clear skies, calm winds, leaves still attached to ... VIEW POST

Fall Colors in the Eastern Sierras

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Thursday was a pretty day for a drive around Carson Valley and Hope Valley. Fall colors in the eastern Sierras are on display. Good thing I went when I did, a storm blew in and all the leaves are probably in Yerington. After losing fellow soldiers at Tragedy Springs, a Mormon battalion arrived in 1848 and named the valley "Hope Valley as we began to have hope". The hi-light of my ... VIEW POST

Ormsby County Poor Farm: Nevada

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Ormsby County Poor Farm began serving the community in the 1860s. Before developing federal government programs, including social security and Medicaid, counties had often had poor farms. Locally operated farms helped those who were homeless or could otherwise not care for themselves. J.J. Abraham was the first superintendent of the Ormsby County Poor Farm. Farms were often located in rural ... VIEW POST

The Weekend that almost wasn’t

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The weekend turned out amazing, but for a while it seemed like it wouldn't work out. I had plans to go out Saturday with Jared of Great Basin Exploring and fly our identical drones. Life last week seemed to keep getting in the way for both of us. We had a few destinations in mind but we were both trying to be nice and let the other person decide, which means no firm plans were made. We finally ... VIEW POST