Tag: Eureka
NevadaGram #254
Eureka!
Need to get away for a few days? Decompress from that city living? Maybe just a change of scenery? Eureka is your ticket. Located in the center of the state, it’s just a few...
OATBRAN 2019 – Part II
by Curtis Fong, "The Guy from Tahoe"
Thursday, September 26: “Rolling Beauty – Is This Nevada?”
Eureka to Ely: 79 Miles – 3900 vertical feet of climbing
Another absolutely beautiful Central Nevada morning, as I headed out...
NevadaGram #217 – Eureka 4th of July, Yerington Museum, Fort Churchill
Nevada's biggest cities are near its edges, and as a consequence our city-dwellers don't have as much connection with small town Nevada as they might otherwise, and so they miss out on a big...
Eureka Correspondence – January 2017
New Murals adorn Main Street buildings
A mining mural and a cowboy silhouette were recently added to two historic buildings on Main Street, Eureka, with the hopes of helping revitalize the downtown.
Eureka Restoration Enterprise (ERE),...
NevadaGram #182 – Visits to Eureka, Tonopah and Winnemucca, Richard Bangs Makes it to...
In Silver City, Saturday August 20th was a hot and happy summer's day as townspeople, former residents, grandparents, friends from out of town, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins by the dozens gathered at...
NevadaGram #180 — Pioche to Great Basin National Park, Wine-Walking in Eureka
Nevada State of Mind
(Part 2: Pioche to Great Basin National Park)
by Richard Bangs
Pioche was once the baddest town in the West, badder than Tombstone, Deadwood or Dodge City.
In its heyday as a silver...
Railroad Motor Cars of Nevada – Part II
By Stephen E. Drew, Chief Curator (retired) California State Railroad Museum
Nevada Motor Cars Part I
Nevada Motor Cars Part III
The self-propelled passenger car, or motor car, was the savior of early 20th-Century railroad branches and...
Nevada Correspondence – October 2015
In this edition:
Baker, Las Vegas(3), Lincoln County, Mesquite, Tuscarora, West Wendover, Railfanning in Ely
Baker
October is one of the most beautiful months to visit Great Basin National Park. The cool, crisp air and changing colors makes...
Nevada Correspondence – July 2015
Each month our intrepid correspondents file dispatches from around the state. In this edition:
Eureka, Hawthorne, Las Vegas, Lincoln County, Mesquite, Tuscarora
Eureka
Eureka is talking about open pit mining and vultures, and unlike the Comstock these are...
Eureka – Correspondence – July 2015
Eureka
Eureka is talking about open pit mining and vultures, and unlike the Comstock these are two different topics here.
The mining news is bad: Midway Gold, proprietor of the Pan Project east of town, has declared...
NevadaGram #153 – Getting There, Post Card from Shorty and “Queen of the Night”
Getting there. When you hear someone say that our long highway distances are boring, it's easy for a Nevada-lover to suppose they lack a crucial gene.
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NevadaGram #146 – Andy & the Snake, A Postcard from Shorty
THE NEW Harrah's Hotel was one of four or five buildings that rose up out of Reno's grimy brick downtown like bright porcelain teeth in a mouthful of rotting stumps. I had begun talking...
NevadaGram #133 – September 2012 Goldfield Days, Postcard from Kingston, Calamity on the Comstock
What They're saying About Us
The Guardian (UK) cuts a rug in Las Vegas.
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NevadaGram #116 – Rural RoundUp in Mesquite, Surprise in Eureka
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American Airlines introduces its passengers to Sheriff Stone of Gold Point.
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NevadaGram #97 – Squaw Tom’s ‘Cat Queedup’ and uniquely delightful experiences in Carson City,...
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The San Francisco Chronicle drives around Lake Tahoe.
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Last year I introduced...
NevadaGram #95 The Nadadada Motel, A Mystery at the Hotel Nevada, and Alice Ramsey...
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The New York Times checks into Reno's NadaDada Motel.
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As the whole...
NevadaGram #91 – Poetry in Fallon, Art & A Capella in Eureka
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The New York Times eats lamb testicles in Virginia City.
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NevadaGram #89 A Little of Everything
In previous NevadaGrams (here and here) I pointed to some Nevadans who have made prominent acting careers, but how did I miss Reno Browne?
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The New York Times checks out...
NevadaGram #63 – Eureka, Elko, Las Vegas, Gold Point, Wadsworth
If they gave a Pulitzer Prize for grocery stores, Raine's Market in Eureka would have won it already.
It is an amazing store. In its 19th century building — pressed tin ceiling, oiled wood floor...
NevadaGram #61 – Northern Nevada Railway Centennial in Ely, Ten Essentials for your Nevada...
We had a great time at the Nevada Northern Railway's Centennial celebration.
We stayed over the night before in Eureka, and managed to get into Ely in time to join in the pancake breakfast that...
NevadaGram #59 – Three Nevada Ghost Towns and How They Survive
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The LA Times Discovers Pyramid Lake.
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Ghost Towns are among Nevada's most...
NevadaGram #55 – A Capella in Eureka, Muhammad Cartoons in Wendover, Dragon Boats in...
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The Los Angeles Times finds Rhyolite.
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The Eureka Opera House is an...
NevadaGram #50 – The Mary Jane Sisters, Hawthorne Loop Trip, Arc Dome Wilderness
In this long, lingering autumn of sunny skies and still air, lots of adventurous folks have been out exploring the state.
The MaryJane Sisters went from Austin to Ely, with side trips to Cave...
NevadaGram #46 – Carlin to Palisade, Mesquite discoveries, Ginny’s Desert Adventure
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The New York Times drives Interstate 80.
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One of the pleasures of...
NevadaGram #33 – 1400 miles through the sagebrush, Part Two
It's been a while since I returned home from a 9-day, 1400-mile trip through the sagebrush but I'm still enjoying it. Here are some highlights from the second half of the trip, from Pioche...
NevadaGram #26 Female Bank Robbers, Winnemucca Wants Your Vote and The Family E Discovers...
There is a gang of female bank robbers headquartered in Austin and making raids as far away as Goldfield. They don't actually rob banks, but they play the part to the hilt, in full...
NevadaGram #16 – Carson Valley, Nevada Art, and Eureka
Genoa has for years had a certain panache as Nevada's Carmel, but it's only recently that travelers could think about Minden or Gardnerville as a pleasant getaway destination.
Very quietly the Carson Valley has become...
NevadaGram #1 Our Maiden Voyage into the Desert.
Recently Robin and I made a four day (too brief) cruise through the sagebrush sea. Here are some highlights —
We sped past Lovelock, made Winnemucca and the Model T on Sunday evening and finished...
