Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year, Year of the Tiger!!! Did you know the Chinese have a long history in Nevada? The earliest record is in 1856 when immigrants dug ditches on the Carson River. In 1860 twenty-one Chinese men lived in the Western Great Basin, by 1880 the population reached 5,000. Dayton had a large Chinese population and was known as Chinatown until 1861. Miners' ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
Milling Around: Carson River Mills
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow I spent the weekend following the V&T Railroad to six 160 year old mills on the Carson River. The train transported ore from Virginia City and dropped it down chutes at each mill. If you have followed me for a while, you won't be surprised the highlight of my day was exploring inside the Yerington Smelter. Richard and Lewis, you would be proud of me ... VIEW POST
Wonder where we are?
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow A few pictures from this weekends trip to Churchill County. Fairview Station, Wonder, Hercules, Victor, Westgate. We finished the day with yummy bacon burgers at historic Middlegate stage station. Austin at Nevada Expeditions was my special guide, if you don’t follow his Facebook page and blog you are missing out. 1-12-2021 ... VIEW POST
Fun find in the desert
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Weekend trip with friends to Rockland and Cambridge. It was a cool but beautiful day to explore. I visited Cambridge in 2003 but forgot. My friends didn't know about Rockland so it was fun to show them a new ghost town. We were the first people into Rockland since snow last week. We were planning on visiting Pine Grove where I was going to take photos to ... VIEW POST
The Mythical Sutro Tunnel
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow The weekend didn’t work out exactly as planned. But, it turned out even better; instead of one fantastic day, I had two! Saturday, we explored the Carson River Mills, the third trip this year. We always find something new, this time the trestles of the V&T Railroad. But, the best part was I got to play chauffeur to Stan Paher, Godfather of Nevada ghost ... VIEW POST
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