Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Pony Express re-ride. It was fun to watch the Pony Express riders and a mailbag handoff at Woodfords, CA. I took photos a few places along the route but had to leave before they reached Genoa. Today they are crossing central Nevada, you can track their route on the National Pony Express website. For the occasion, I traded out my usual ball cap for my beaten up cowboy hat. I'm ... VIEW POST

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

Travel Update: Full Post to Follow 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 ... VIEW POST

Travel Update: Full Post to Follow 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 arrastra. I’ll share later but the ... VIEW POST