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Cathedral Gorge State Park is located in the southeastern edge of Nevada near a little town called Panaca. Formed from layers of volcanic ash, the park is filled with unique geologic formations. Years of erosion have left behind a playground of multi-layered towers, spires and hidden slots in the soft bentonite clay. Arriving in the … Continue reading Nevada – Cathedral Gorge State Park
Great Basin National Park is located in eastern Nevada’s basin and range territory and is one of the least visited of the national parks. The nearest town is tiny Baker, NV with a population of around 40. Beyond that, the next community is at least 70 miles away. This is one of the most remote … Continue reading Great Basin National Park
Belmont Courthouse On the eastern side of the state of Nevada, the Basin and Range region is home to more ghost towns and abandoned mines. Belmont, Nevada was a thriving silver mining town in the 1860’s. After becoming the county seat, a two story courthouse was completed by 1874. The jail portion was located at … Continue reading Nevada – Belmont Ghost Town
Wildfires were burning along the Nevada and California border when it was time for us to leave Dayton, NV and head west into the Sierra Mountains. We were consulting the “Watch Duty” app on our phones almost hourly to monitor the huge Park Fire that was about 50 miles north of our next destination and … Continue reading Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 6 – Reno, Verdi and Emigrant Pass
Bodie, CA Our next destination took us into the counties of Mineral, Esmeralda, and Washoe where mining camps, stage coach stations, railroads, and the California Trail brought together thousands of people looking to “strike it rich.” Thousands of tons of gold and silver ore were moved out of this area during the rushes of the … Continue reading Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 3: Luning to Washoe Lake
Heading south out of the Wind River Mountains, we followed the South Pass and Mormon Trails through Wyoming, past Salt Lake City, Utah and into Nevada. Pioneer history, ghost towns, and more beautiful hikes in the Basin and Range territory met us along the way. Lyman, Wyoming Lyman became our base camp for the next … Continue reading Wyoming to Nevada
