NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

It was a pretty crummy weekend and I was still worn out from our vacation. So what did I do? Planed a girl trip of course!😆 I plotted out what I want to see on the drive between Schurz and Tonopah. Not including mines, I ended up with 30 towns. I might need to narrow down my list a little. I'm trying to decide what I want to explore outside of Tonopah, I have 2 full days. I'm torn between ... VIEW POST

We spent our last day in St. George exploring town and Snow Canyon State Park. We drove past the LDS Temple and Brigham Young's winter house but both were closed due to construction and COVID. We drove to neighbor town, Santa Clara to see a miner's cabin moved from Silver Reef. My daughter and I spent our last afternoon hiking beautiful Snow Canyon State Park. The park seemes so ... VIEW POST

Thursday was my favorite day of vacation as the entire family decided to join me. Our day started at a somber location, Mountain Meadows. In 1857 an emigrant wagon from Arkansas was attacked multiple times in the meadows by Paiute's and Mormon Militia disguised as Paiutes. After five days of attacks and a siege, undisguised Militia came forward waving a white flag, promising to end hostilities ... VIEW POST

Travel Update: Full Post to Follow My daughter and I had a great girls only day on vacation. While the guys hung out at the rental we drove to Moapa Valley, Nevada. We started our day at the Lost City Museum and were welcomed by director, Mary Beth and attendant, Jesse. The museum is probably the most underrated Nevada State Museum. It was constructed in 1935 by the CCC. It has an artifact ... VIEW POST

I think my family drew sticks to see who would accompany me each day on my explorations. My son won, or was it lost, the day I went to Leeds. Silver Reef is a great ghost town off I15. They have a nice museum in a Wells Fargo building along with multiple other structures. In 1866 a Nevada prospector discovered silver, the only location in the US where silver was found in sandstone. Silver ... VIEW POST