Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Even without Honey Badger I was able to get out and explore. Galena has been on my list to visit. It was founded in 1860 for lumber milling and processing ore from Virginia City. The school is all that remains after two fires in the late 1860s. I was treated to a pretty site Saturday morning, 10-15 balloons were taking off as I drove past. I tried ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
Mt. Patterson
I had a great day Friday. I love Honey Badger, but a turbo RZR is a heck of a lot of fun! We went up Mt. Patterson from Sweetwater, Nevada. The forecast was clear, but a storm started to roll in. We thought sitting on top of a 12,000’ mountain wasn’t the best idea so we headed to lower elevation. Of course we visited some ghost towns: Belfort, Boulder Flat, Star City, Stone Cabin and ... VIEW POST
I have competition!
Looks like I have competition for Honey Badger, Edel decided she wants to drive! I felt bad she hasn't been out lately so we went for a drive and through the car wash. The bugs I ran into around Walker lake were horrible, they sounded like hail hitting the windshield and are sticking like glue. It has been a productive week, I have been focusing on towns from my last trip. While the lack of ... VIEW POST
Palmetto, Nevada
In 1866 prospectors T.W. McNutt, H.W. Bunyard and Thomas Israel discovered silver ore deposits at the south end of the Silver Peak Range, east of the Sylvania Mountains. They named their discovery Palmetto, in honor of their home state, South Carolina. Some say they believed the local Joshua Trees were related to the palmetto. A mining camp, Palmetto Wash, quickly developed and the name was ... VIEW POST
Warm Springs, Nevada Ghost Town
Warm Springs was established in 1866 as a stage stop for travelers and freight wagons on the way to Elko and Eureka. The first structure was a stone house situated next to a stream created by a warm spring. In the early 1900s Warm Springs contained a boarding house and store. With the transition from wagon to automobile travel, the Lincoln Highway was dedicated in 1913 and the Nevada ... VIEW POST
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