Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Travel Update: Full Post to Follow I hope everyone had a great weekend. I had a fun day exploring ghost towns and mines outside of Nixon: Nightengale, Alpine and M.G.L. The roads were challenging for me: steep, rocky, tight, and sandy with big drop offs. I was the only female and new off road driver. I learned a ton following great drivers and took Honey Badger places I never thought a vehicle ... VIEW POST

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

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

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