NEVADA GHOST TOWNS & BEYOND

Recent Ghost Towns & Travel Updates

Margarita Madness

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Great start to the weekend! First time at my favorite Mexican restaurant in over a year. Actually, the first time eating inside restaurant in a year, a very strange feeling. Bacon wrapped shrimp and a top shelf margarita with Grand Marnier. I’m heading back out to the Stillwater’s this weekend with my friend Shonna and Austin from one of my favorite ghost town sites, Nevada Expeditions. We ... VIEW POST

Stockton Well, Nevada: Emigrant Trail Crossroads

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Stockstore Station was constructed in 1865 as a trading post. The Stockton brothers purchased the station soon after its opening and the name was changed to Stockton Well. The station was important due to it's location at the junction of five emigrant trails including the Carson River Route, Carson Humboldt toll road and Ramsey Cutoff. Stockton Well would become one of the more ... VIEW POST

Tanks & Taquitos

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Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Sunday was an awesome GGTT, Girl Ghost Town Trip. Thank you Shonna Ingram and AIice for a great day. I haven't had that much fun in a long time, I laughed so hard my abs hurt! We started at Nevada City Socialist colony followed by Stillwater, the Pony Express route to Mountain Well Pony Express Station then over the Stillwaters to La Plata and Averill. ... VIEW POST

Susan’s Bluff, Nevada: Memorial in Stone

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My visits to Susan's Bluff and Nightengale Mine taught me about myself. I have loved ghost towns and mining camps for almost 40 years. Alpine Mine was fun to visit and photograph, but writing about it was like pulling teeth. Even with the stunning location, something was missing. I came across references to Susan's Bluff while researching Fairview Station and the Pony Express route, and ... VIEW POST

Eagles & Agriculture, 2021

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Busy, busy weekend! Saturday was Eagles & Agriculture, I hosted 3 eagle tours and 2 groups at our ranch for the Owl Prowl. I talked about the emigrant trails, Pony Express and Comstock Lode. The morning was super cold and the roads were sheets of ice, but Jeep girls arrived on time! I spotted a bald eagle for the eagle tour, but my owls all took the day off. I suspect they were ... VIEW POST