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Road Through Weirdness

  Being Watched Anyone who has taken Interstate 80 across southern Wyoming can tell you…well, not much at all. Besides a couple of restored forts and plenty of Antelope, most people who have taken this route consider it a particularly… Continue Reading →

Two Year Blog Report

By the Numbers It is hard to believe I am already at the two-year blog report. Time goes fast when you’re having fun! The past two years has seen 33 states, Ontario, snowstorms, navigational blunders, and COVID-19 restrictions. It has… Continue Reading →

Nevada City, Nevada: A Socialist Experiment

The Place For obvious reasons, I tend to steer clear of politics in my blog posts.  My posts are all about travelling to interesting places of lost history and new adventures. However, if a location, born of a Socialist experiment,… Continue Reading →

Rough And Ready: The Town That Became A Nation

The Namesake West of the Mississippi River, thousands of boomtowns sprung up in the 19th century. A majority of these towns lived just a short time before being abandoned and slowly fading back into the landscape. Others survived into the… Continue Reading →

Villain and Saint: Two Defining Members of the Donner Party

Part 2: The Saint   No stranger to tragedy The tragic circumstances of the Donner Party produced many a hero in the westward expansion of this country. The actions of people like William Eddy, James Reed and Charles Stanton helped… Continue Reading →

Villain and Saint: Two Defining Members of the Donner Party

  Part 1: The Villain   Heinous criminal or hapless victim? Bridging Nevada from Northern California, the Sierra Nevada Mountains contain some of the most beautiful and wild countryside in North America. With high peaks and secluded placid lakes, it… Continue Reading →

Into the Canyon of the Cannibal Giants

By Scott William Elliott   The name Jarbidge is derived from Tsawhawbitts; a Shoshone term for “Cannibal Giants”, or “Monster that lurks in the canyon.” Indeed, the Native-Americans steered clear of these mountains in fear of a giant creature which… Continue Reading →

Dixie Valley: A Very Different Kind of Ghost town

A land of contrasts Most ghost towns in the west have similar comparisons as to how or why they became deserted. In many cases, the mines played out or there was a bigger boom elsewhere. Maybe the climate was too… Continue Reading →

A Town and some Dinosaurs: Berlin/Ichthyosaur State Park

Two very different attractions Berlin/Ichthyosaur State Park boasts of one of the most well-preserved ghost towns in Nevada. Founded near the end of the 19th century, Berlin is far from the oldest mining town in the state. However, its colorful… Continue Reading →

The American Road Trip in the Era of Social Distancing

A new normal in the coming social distancing hangover Living in the new normal will not be easy. It means balancing your post COVID-19 personal responsibilities with recreation. To be more precise; travel. Never has the time been better than… Continue Reading →

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