Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

It has been strange transitioning from a week of ghost towning to routine life. After eight days of seeing only a handful of people, I came home to heavy traffic, busy stores, several parties and my son's graduation. I have been happy this morning to sit at my desk in peace and quite and review photos, over 3000! One of my favorite sites was Old Dominion and the infamous"1/4 mile hike". Some ... VIEW POST

Back where I began my trip. The Mizpah has begun to feel like a second home. It has been an amazing week. Seven days, hundreds of miles and 37 sites: Ghost towns, mines, kilns, Petroglyphs, ranches plus spending time with a Nye county historical author. The week was emotional in many ways. I was a Daddy’s girl but my father died too young. I never knew him as an adult and didn’t live ... VIEW POST

I drove out to get a signal and check in at home. I thought I’d share some pictures of my current trip instead of a post. Tuesday was our “easy” day, 8.5 hours and 105 miles. The closest we got to a paved road was probably 10 miles. It’s a good thing the day was easy after our “1/4 mile hike” to an awesome mill and astra. I’ll share later but the astra was amazing and the hike was closer to ... VIEW POST

Someone is cleaned up and ready to get dirty! I'm off for a week long Guys Ghost Town Trip in central Nevada. Tomorrow I will be exploring with the Godfather of Ghost Towns himself, Stan Paher then off to Tybo and Goldfield. On the way home I am photographing big horned sheep at Walker Lake with one of my favorite people. I have a variety of friends who will be in the area and exploring with ... VIEW POST

Prospectors from Fairview discovered rich veins of gold north of Chalk Mountain on May 31, 1906. The town of Wonder was established in 1906 and soon a variety of businesses flourished including stores, restaurants, boarding houses and hotels, an assay office, stage service and saloons. Wonder 1907 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In the early 1900s travel was by foot, or for the lucky ... VIEW POST