Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

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Mountain Meadows and Old Irontown Trip

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Thursday was my favorite day of vacation as the entire family decided to join me. Our day started at a somber location, Mountain Meadows. In 1857 an emigrant wagon from Arkansas was attacked multiple times by Piute's and Mormon Militia disguised as Piute's. After a 5 days of attacks and a siege, undisguised Militia came forward waving a white flag, promising to end hostilities with the ... VIEW POST

Girl’s Day: Moapa Valley

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Travel Update: Full Post to Follow My daughter and I had a great girls only day on vacation. While the guys hung out at the rental we drove to Moapa Valley, Nevada. We started our day at the Lost City Museum and were welcomed by director, Mary Beth and attendant, Jesse. The museum is probably the most underrated Nevada State Museum. It was constructed in 1935 by the CCC. It has an artifact ... VIEW POST

Silver Reef & Leeds, Utah

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I think my family drew sticks to see who would accompany me each day on my explorations. My son won, or was it lost, the day I went to Leeds. Silver Reef is a great ghost town off I15. They have a nice museum in a Wells Fargo building along with multiple other structures. In 1866 a Nevada prospector discovered silver, the only location in the US where silver was found in sandstone. Silver ... VIEW POST

Leeds Trip

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I think my family drew sticks to see who would accompany me each day on my explorations. My son won, or was it lost, the day I went to Leeds. Silver Reef is a great ghost town off I15. They have a nice museum in a Wells Fargo building along with multiple other structures. In 1866 a Nevada prospector discovered silver, the only location in the US where silver was found in sandstone. I ... VIEW POST

Extraterrestrial Highway

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Travel Update: Full Post to Follow We had a great family vacation, staying in St. George, Utah but visiting both states. It was strange traveling away from home for the first time in almost 2 years. Hanging with friends on the ET Highway I was pregnant our first family ghost town trip, now our son is over 6' and will be graduating from high school. I had planned on visiting ... VIEW POST