The Sweetwater Mountains straddle the border of Nevada and California. Highway 388 runs on the east side of the range through Sweetwater Flats and is one of my favorite Sunday drives. The Sweetwater Mountains are beautiful: meadows, the East Walker River, and multiple peaks over 11,000'. Usually, I see the area from the highway as most of the range is remote and accessible only by 4x4, ATV, ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
Post Thanksgiving Trip
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow I hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend. We had a quite but nice weekend at the ranch. Everyone in the family had a different "must have" side dish so I spent several days cooking. Friday has always been my day to change out fall for Christmas decorations and to make a huge pot of our traditional turkey tortellini soup. It's a great way to use leftovers ... VIEW POST
Dog Days of Fall: Munckton & Dog Town
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Friday's drive was favorite part of the weekend. I still visited ghost towns, but my friend Dwayne and I decided to chase fall colors. The best color we found was right below Munckton, so of course I had to go visit the mill site. We also visited Chemung where the colors were changing, but not the one stand of trees I have been waiting for. I'll be working on ... VIEW POST
Chinese in Nevada
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
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
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