Searching for history in little-known ghost towns can be like prospecting; you search and search and find little to no treasure. A glint of promise teases, yet the vein is shallow and quickly runs out. This was my search for the trio of towns on Mt. Patterson. The information I found was sparse and had little depth. The few nuggets I found commented that there was little known about the former ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
Darling Donovan: Silver City Nevada
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow This weekend I had the opportunity to visit the Donovan Mill in Silver City, outside of Virginia City. Following a tour we had full access to photograph the site.The original mill was built in 1861 and increased over the years to 30-stamps. It operated almost 100 years and is one of the few remaining stamp mills in Nevada. Thank you Comstock ... VIEW POST
Midas Touch
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Midas was our first stop on Nevada Backroads rally. What a fun little town to visit. Visited 6-2021 ... VIEW POST
Jungo Road Jumble
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Our most interesting stop on a Nevada Backroads trip was two old mining claim on Jungo Road. We visited Sawtooth Mill and an unidentified mining camp on Jungo Road. There were multiple mine tunnels around the properties. Luckily I wasn’t the one to find the dead rattlesnake! The strangest thing was a rocked in out house! With an access door under ... VIEW POST
Truckee, Tahoe
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Truckee Railroad Tunnels, Chinese Wall of the Sierras and Donner Pass Petroglyphs. After the hike we exploring historic Truckee. Chinese Wall of the Sierra Donner Pass Petroglyphs Visited 10-25-2018 ... VIEW POST
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