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The Lost City of Lahontan

  Note: This article first appeared in The Fallon Post on July 25th, 2019.   The word “Lahontan” stirs up a host of images and memories for Northern Nevadans. There is the beautiful Lahontan Valley which holds the jewel of… Continue Reading →

Renting a Car in Scotland

If you’re not too far off the beaten path, Scotland provides a wonderful public transportation system. However, for those harder to reach places, which are always the places I want to go to, hiring a car becomes the only logical… Continue Reading →

Gold Rush Express

Crossing from Nevada into California via route 88, Trish and I cruised over Carson Pass amid lingering twenty-foot snow drifts in mid-May and descended into the green foothills of Calaveras County. The objective was to eventually make our way to… Continue Reading →

The Jewel of Nevada

It just so happens Trish keeps track of the ever-growing list of places I have promised to take her. As the list has grown and time has gotten shorter, I have begun to feel somewhat of a procrastinator. Basking in… Continue Reading →

Gastown

The first time I found myself on foot in Vancouver, I began walking without thinking twice about it, for the fabled skirts of Gastown. I was on a mission for history and good beer. Well, it began as history and… Continue Reading →

3 Route 66 Gems You Can’t Miss

Whether you’ve travelled the entire Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, or only travelled bits and pieces, there is plenty of roadside history to soak up. I will provide three examples I have recently visited. But first, a quick… Continue Reading →

4 Tombstone Alternatives

Gunfight reenactments at the O.K. Corral, The Crystal Palace, rides on the Butterfield Stage, carousing old saloons, tracing the footsteps of Doc Holiday, endless gift shops and old-time photographs. There is nothing at all wrong with the touristy side of… Continue Reading →

The Battle of Picacho Pass

Picacho is name to a small town, a state park and a peak that rises 1500 feet from the desert floor in southern Arizona. This dramatic point can be seen in all directions for as many as 50 miles and… Continue Reading →

Ditching Lake Tahoe For Her Lesser Known Sisters

Early November and no snow in the mountains yet. The weather crisp and cloudless. This combination equals a trip to a mountain lake, or more. The goal was, of course, to go for the lesser known. This meant avoiding the… Continue Reading →

Blog Report: The First 30 Days

My travel blog at outerrealmz.com was launched on October 8th, 2018, making it exactly 30 days old upon writing this. During these first 30 days I have received 446 total page views. This is nothing spectacular, yet it is not… Continue Reading →

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