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Tag: Nature
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
Northern Nevada Railroad Ely, Nevada (pronounced E-Lee) is one of the oldest cities in the state and sits at an elevation of 6,437 feet above sea level. Known as “The Heart of the Golden West”, Ely was the economic center of Nevada in the late 1800s. Railroads, mining, and merchandising made this city an historic … Continue reading Nevada – Ely, Trains, and Taylor
Great Basin National Park is located in Baker, Nevada. People have been living in this region for thousands of years. Today, the town of Baker is a declining cattle and sheep ranching community hoping tourism will bolster the economy. Prior to Baker, the town of Ward occupied the foothills and supported the same mining operations … Continue reading Nevada – Baker and vicinity
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
Pah’rump is a Paiute expression meaning water rock. Refreshing and stable, this growing desert town is located an hour outside of Las Vegas and provides most amenities that traveling nomads need. With access to desert, mountains, springs and the wild west, there’s always a new day trip to explore. Goodsprings, NV Nevada has over 700 … Continue reading Home Base – Pahrump, NV
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
The Wind River Range in the Rocky Mountains is located in west-central Wyoming. The Continental Divide runs along the crest at elevations reaching 12,000 to 13,000 feet. Our base camp in Boulder, WY has an elevation of about 9500 ft. Four huge wilderness areas with a combined total of over 1 million acres, surround the … Continue reading Wind River Mountains
