Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Saturday, my 13 year old and I worked on haunted Carson Valley. Most tales of haunting at the Genoa cemetery involve children so we explored the grounds looking at headstones. My daughters summary of the day was "We went looking for old dead kids". She always loves a hunt and has a unique sense of humor, but she refused to go into the haunted jail cell for a ... VIEW POST

Travel Update: Full Post to Follow What a beautiful weekend in Northern Nevada! I spent the day with friends Stephen and Shonna exploring the area around Virginia City. We hit a little bit of everything: wagon toll roads, mud, snow, wildlife, history and lots of sunshine. We started the morning driving the original Geiger Grade. Mining equipment for the Comstock Lode was transported up ... VIEW POST

Travel Update: Full Post to Follow I hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine was busy but lots of fun. Hiking in Desolation Wilderness. No bear sightings, but I explored a Gold Rush era resort, amazing scenery and beautiful waterfalls. Fall in the Sierras is all about contrast. Super cold mornings and warm days. I started the day in a down vest, gloves and wished I had brought a hat. By lunch I ... VIEW POST

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