Sunday hubby and I drove south of Smith Valley through Hoye Canon. The road follows the Walker River-Sonora Emigrant Trail, established in 1852, to attract emigrants from the Carson River Trail to the Gold Rush town of Columbia. Hoye's/Rissue's Bridge was constructed in 1872 in the canyon on the busy Carson to Aurora road. The bridge was disassembled and moved to the canyon's mouth in 1873, ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
Perrini Mine, California Ghost Town
It surprises me how many treasures lay waiting to be discovered by the unsuspecting traveler. I have explored much of the area around Bodie and the Sweetwater Range but had no idea trees were hiding two historic ghost town cabins. In October, I spent thirty hours with friends exploring the less-known locations around the ghost towns of Bodie and Aurora. The first evening was a night run to ... VIEW POST
Haunted Bowers Mansion: Seances, Scryers, & Spirits
Bowers' Mansion in Washoe Valley was built in 1863 by Lemuel “Sandy” and Eilley Bowers. A life of financial fortune and personal tragedy set the stage for the many reported hauntings in the mansion and on the grounds. Eilley Bowers Eilley Bowers was an unusual woman for her time. She was one of few women in the area during the discovery of the Comstock Lode and had divorced twice, almost ... VIEW POST
Last trip of the season
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
Bountiful Bodie, California Ghost Town
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
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