Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

I hope you enjoy Nevada's beautiful weather this weekend. Spring, winter or whatever the heck this weekend will be, probably all of the above. Layers are the name of the game this time of year. I have a few options for this weekends trip, all involving using my new CO2 to air up and down, needed or not. If things work out, Saturday I will be test driving a M113 armored personnel carrier. ... VIEW POST

Averill is unknown to most people, even avid ghost towners. It is noted in Stan Paher's atlas but not in his book, Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. My friend Austin of Nevada Expeditions discovered the location after extensive research and was kind enough to share this rare treasure with me. Silver was discovered on the east side of Stillwater Range in 1862 and the Mountain Wells ... VIEW POST

Amazing planning weekend at Pine Grove. I loved meeting readers, new ghost town friends and friends I have "known" for years online, looking at you Troy And meeting Darci who turns out to be my soul sister living an almost parallel life in education, career and family. We had so much fun with Susan, it's not often I find other women who love to play in the mud, stomp through sage brush and wander ... VIEW POST

I reached my hand down and picked it up; it made my heart thump, for I was certain it was gold.James Marshall, 1848 Gold nuggets were discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, California on January 24, 1848. Word of the discovery spread like wildfire and soon the race to the gold fields was on. Approximately 300,000 from the United States and abroad made the journey across the ... VIEW POST