Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

“All I need is my dog and my Jeep”. Sadly, one of those things is missing and my garage looks lonely. I took Honey Badger to the shop for a recall and what I thought was a stuck heater knob. No such luck, she has a crack in the radiator. It’s taking longer to repair as it’s under warranty. I’m sad not to have her this weekend but thankful I didn’t have an issue in the middle of ... VIEW POST

Cox Canyon is an engrossing ghost town to explore, but frustrating to document its history. I sit at the computer with the entire internet in front of me and a quickly expanding ghost town and mining library at my back, yet I find almost nothing other than the mining that occurred at Cox Canyon. I have exhausted every source I can imagine. I cleaned my desk, completed dreaded paperwork and ... VIEW POST

Such a beautiful weekend in northern Nevada, sunny and 75! Now I'm looking out my window wondering it if will snow. A Mimosa in the hot tub took away my motivation to do much of anything Sunday. The real Egg hunt was a flop, something is taking our eggs. The Easter Egg hunt was better until the wind kicked up. Can someone in Yerington please return the plastic eggs and my chair ... VIEW POST

Have a wonderful Easter weekend. We might have finally made it to real spring. Northern Nevada will continue to freeze through May so no garden for me yet. I am planning on sticking close to home with the holiday. There are some old town sites in our area I have been meaning to photograph. I haven't been to visit the eagles recently and they should have babies in their nest. We will be ... VIEW POST