What a beautiful Sunday for ghost towning. Clear skies, warm day and a light breeze. I went out with friend Shonna and Austin of Nevada Expeditions who is a walking encyclopedia of all things Churchill County. We started the morning at Green and Wonderstone Mountains for rock hounding. Green mountain is amazing. The peak is naturally green, like someone covered it my favorite Baskin Robbins ... VIEW POST
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Desert Well Station, Nevada
Desert Well Station was used as a stage stop on the Overland Mail Company in the early 1860s and as relay station for the Pony Express towards the end of the famous mail delivery service in 1861. Desert Well was west of Nevada and east of Dayton Stations. Desert Well was expanded and eventually grew to consist of two wells, an inn and corrals. One well was used by camels imported to ... VIEW POST
Mountain Wells, Nevada
In the brief sixteen-month history of the Pony Express routes and stations changed frequently. Barns burned, wells dried up, shorter and safer routes were developed. In central Nevada between Middlegate and Miller's Stations the route changed in 1861. The southern route utilizing Fort Churchill was abandoned following skirmishes with Native Americans. A northern route was developed and named ... VIEW POST
Margarita Madness
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
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
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