Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! It was a busy week with the Hubbies birthday, Thanksgiving, and our family's traditional turkey tortellini soup dinner. Although I feel like I cooked all week, I have lots of soup in the freezer for nights I get home late from exploring. I ended up going out more than expected. Hubby and I took several drives to Smith and Mason Valleys. We ... VIEW POST

Edel was sad I didn't feel well last week. I'm not sure she cared if I was sick or more that she didn't get to go exploring. Edel is always so excited to go anywhere. I don't understand; as soon as she loads up, she goes to sleep. Her favorite position is curled up on my little one's seat with her head on the opposite, folded seat. I have no idea how this is comfortable Hubby is off ... VIEW POST

My teens were so excited when I told them we would have a family fun exploring day. Just kidding, they reacted as you would expect from teenagers. The complaints, moans, and groans were first class. I don't get it; since I was a toddler, I always had to be going somewhere. My mom tells the story of not being able to find me or her keys. She finally located me in the garage, sitting in my ... VIEW POST

Travel Update: Full Post to Follow This week I explored the infamous Forty-Mile Desert, a notoriously barren and challenging passage. Consumable water was not available for a forty-mile stretch from the Humboldt to Carson Rivers. By 1850 the Forty-Mile Desert was already dotted with 953 graves and thousands of animal remains. Mark Twain wrote, "It would hardly be an exaggeration to say ... VIEW POST