Nevada Ghost Towns & Beyond

Look who got a bath this weekend! Everything inside was covered with white powder from the playa around Coppereid and mud caked the outside from the last few trips. It was funny pulling into the car wash where it was all women with nice clean town cars and SUV’s. I pulled up looking like Pig Pen, dust flying everywhere. They glared at me and I’m sure were praying I didn’t park next to them ... VIEW POST

I should have known last week was "Spring of Deception" and this week would be "Third Winter". Tee shirt to multiple layers and hats in 5 days, that is Nevada for you. This means we are getting closer to Honey Bader's first Mud Season. After two 12+ hour weekends I think I will stick a little closer to home. I haven't decided what to do but I'm missing one of my favorite places in Nevada, ... VIEW POST

The newest addition for my travels, Garmin inReach Explorer. It arrived yesterday so I haven't used it yet. It's a GPS including TOPO maps and will display on your phone and vehicle radio (via apple car play). The main reason I bought it is you can communicate via satellite and send and receive texts and preset messages. I can allow someone to track my journey (or turn it off if I stop at REI, ... VIEW POST

Coppereid was love at first site for me and is now one of my favorite ghost towns to visit. It combines a beautiful drive, isolation, a stream, wildlife and beautiful rock remains of buildings and a smelter. Copper was discovered in White Cloud Canyon in 1868 by Major B.B. Bee (wow, that is a mouthful to say!) and Frederick Smith. Due to conflict with Native Americans the mining district ... VIEW POST