Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Galena is a ghost town that shows you don't have to go off-roading to explore history. On the way home from Reno from a doggie eye doctor visit, I had no idea there was such a thing, I swung past the ghost town of Galena. The 1860s former town site is in a beautiful housing development interspersed with the forest. The freeway and shopping malls are a stone's throw away from this little ... VIEW POST

M.G.L. Mine and Mill was the last stop on a winter day I spent with a group of explorers in the Nightingale Range. Dave, our trail master for the day, led us from Nixon to Nightingale Mine, Alpine Mine, Lake Winnemucca, ending at M.G.L. mine. The day was long and challenging for me. We encountered steep inclines, slopes covered in mud, boulders, tight passages and shelf roads with huge drop ... VIEW POST

Nightingale was a short-lived mill that became a Nevada ghost town after only ten years. Ruins of the abandoned mill tower over the hillside. Nightingale Mine was the first stop on a winter day I spent with a group of explorers in the Nightingale Range. Dave, our trail master for the day, led us from Nixon to Nightingale Mine, Alpine Mine, Lake Winnemucca, ending at M.G.L. Mine. The day ... VIEW POST

While Fish Lake Valley is known for ranching, in the past the valley had a variety of mining activities. The Dunnigans, an innovative and dedicated couple, worked the Red Rock mercury mine. While Walter created inventions such as the "jig," Roberta homesteaded keeping a large garden and making friends with wildlife. Red Rock is a great day trip if you are in central Nevada. Fish Lake ... VIEW POST