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Winston & Margaret

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Winston (foreground) and Margaret (glaring at me from the background) are our current Great Horned Owls. They are new to our ranch this season. A group of owls is called a parliament so we named them after Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. We haven't seen them lately as they have been at the nest with their owlettes. Last year we had a juvenile male Great Horned Owl who stayed over ... VIEW POST

Walker River Station & Hoye Station, Nevada

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Walker River Station is also known as Rissue's Bridge. It was located south of Smith Valley in beautiful Hoye Canyon. Hoye Canyon is located in Douglas County but accessed via Lyon County. The station was situated on the busy Carson to Aurora Road. In the 1860's Walker River Station served as a supply store and river crossing station across the West Walker River. The station was also an ... VIEW POST

Diana’s Punchbowl, Nevada

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Travel Update: Full Post to Follow Diana's Punchbowl is a geothermal feature in Nye County. It is situated at the geographic center of Nevada in Monitor Valley. It is also referred to as Devil's Cauldron. Diana's Punchbowl is 600 feet in diameter. The water is 30 feet below the edge of the cauldron. The water ranges from 140 to 180 degrees so Diana's Punchbowl is not a soaking hot ... VIEW POST

Buckland’s Station, Nevada

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In 1859 Samuel S. Buckland settled on the bank of the Carson River. He established a ranch and station stop for the Overland Stage Company. He built the first toll bridge to exist downstream from Genoa. Samuel married Eliza Prentice in 1860 and built a large log cabin for his new bride. The cabin was used as a rally point for volunteers in the Pyramid Lake Indian War. Buckland's served as ... VIEW POST

Hooten Well, Nevada

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Hooten Well lies west of the Dead Camel Mountains. The location is situated between two Pony Express Stations; Buckland's Station 12 miles to the west and Carson Sink Station 14 miles to the east. Many references mention Hooten Well and Desert Station as the same site and use the names interchangeably. But the two sites are separate and distinct locations 1.5 miles apart. Hooten Well has ... VIEW POST