Getting High The graceful Wet Mountain Range of Southern Colorado displays a vast beauty of many things. Bear, Elk, and other wildlife meander among the Aspen groves. Sheer rock faces loom over the highest passes. There are remnants of old… Continue Reading →

  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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

  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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →