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Blazing a new trail into the lesser known

Mother Road Ruins

  Many will say that the America we once knew has come and gone. However, for a rejuvenating slice of Americana, one can still drive over 80% of the Mother Road, also known as Route 66 or “Main Street of… Continue Reading →

From Humbug to Bloomfield: The Story of a Hydraulic Mining Town

By the outset of the 1850’s, with the California gold rush in full swing, prospectors, miners, and speculators were scouring every unexplored hill, river, and valley they could find. One hub of this activity was the newly formed mining town… Continue Reading →

Roop’s Fort: Centerpiece to the Sagebrush War

In the early formation of the western states there was plenty of confusion, bickering and redrawing of state lines. There were people who thought they were living in one state but were actually in another. This often brought out conflicts… Continue Reading →

Dunnottar: A Medieval Experience

Castle Rock Scotland is renowned for having strategically located castles. The list is a long one, with fortresses stretching from the highlands all the way to the English border. As well, these strongholds cover the breadth of the land from… Continue Reading →

A Nevada Original: The Gold Hill Hotel

The state of Nevada is chock full of old mercantiles, saloons, blacksmith shops and barns. There must always be a first one, oldest one, or longest lasting one. This is often hotly contested from establishment to establishment. Even whole towns… Continue Reading →

Quartzsite: Not Just for Boondocking

Quartzsite Arizona has long been known for several key things. Three of these would be rocks, RV camping, and great craft fairs. Those things alone are enough to keep any small desert town busy. But in and around the vicinity… Continue Reading →

Three Gates In Which To Pass

Emigrants traveling west through the deserts of the Utah Territory was not a new concept by the 1850’s. . What was needed however, was the safest route possible through much of which in now Nevada. Such a course could secure… Continue Reading →

The Truckee River Murder House: A Winter’s Tale

Only a few miles from the Reno/Sparks metropolitan area, the Truckee River Murder House sits forlornly in a desolate field. I raced the ending of day to arrive there in time for some photographs before the sun winked over the… Continue Reading →

Taos Pueblo: The First Thousand Years

Going Deep With all the historical sites, ghost towns and lingering Americana left in this country, there are many places one can go to get ‘lost in time.’ But if you want to go deep, and I mean a thousand… Continue Reading →

Dragons and Caves

A note from the author It is high time for an apology to my readers, at least to any who may be left. This is my first blog post since March 29th! I had vowed this would never happen when… Continue Reading →

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