Someone is mad I haven’t taken her on a ghost town trip lately and she refuses to get out of the Jeep. At 100 pounds, I’m not going to disagree, she gets to stay where she wants. I see a drive in my near future. ... VIEW POST
Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates
Tragedy on Genoa Peak: Paradise Flight 901A
Carson Valley, Nevada, is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Ranches with green pastures end abruptly on the valley's west side, where the Sierra Range soars toward heaven. Genoa, Nevada's oldest settlement, is nestled at the juncture of pastures and mountains below the 9,000' Genoa Peak. Sadly, while beautiful, Genoa Peak is also a place of tragedy. Paradise Flight 901A, crashed into ... VIEW POST
A Fork in the Road
Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Sometimes days don't turn out as planned but the fun is in the journey. I took friends to visit Thompson with a plan of finding an abandoned cabin. We must have taken a wrong turn at the fork in the road. I swear we took every road in the area, consulted the guide book, several atlases, GPS and the almighty iPhone. Hubby called the area the "spaghetti ... VIEW POST
More Tanks!
I hope you enjoy Nevada's beautiful weather this weekend. Spring, winter or whatever the heck this weekend will be, probably all of the above. Layers is the name of the game this time of year. I have a few options for this weekends trip, all involving using my new CO2 to air up and down, needed or not. If things work out, Saturday I will be test driving a M113 armored personnel carrier. Not ... VIEW POST
Averill, Nevada
Averill is unknown to most people, even avid ghost towners. It is noted in Stan Paher's atlas but not in his book, Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. My friend Austin of Nevada Expeditions discovered the location after extensive research and was kind enough to share this rare treasure with me. Silver was discovered on the east side of Stillwater Range in 1862 and the Mountain Wells ... VIEW POST
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