Tag: Genoa
NevadaGram #220 – Fall Color in Nevada
Ten of the Best Places for Autumn Colors in Nevada
1. Virginia City
Six Mile Canyon extends from Virginia City's north end down past Sugarloaf Mountain...
Carson Valley Correspondence – November 2018
Minden-Tahoe Airport Aviation Roundup 2018
My husband and I were given two V.I.P. passes to “Aviation Roundup,” thanks to Carson Valley Visitors Authority. While I...
Carson Valley Correspondence – April 2018
Heritage:
The word “heritage” as a noun, is defined as “something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition.” As an adjective it...
Carson Valley Correspondence – February 2018
Carson Valley legend “Snowshoe” Thompson
Looking up at Jobs Peak, in all of its snow-capped glory, from the floor of Carson Valley, I’m thinking that...
Carson Valley Correspondence – January 2018
January has arrived at last. And with it come the gift returns, New Year’s resolutions, resuming our day-to-day routines, and the “after Holiday blues”....
Carson Valley Correspondence – December 2017
Carson Valley is “legendary” as the place where Nevada began in 1851. The Historic Pony Express Trail borders the town of Genoa. Minden is...
Carson Valley Correspondence – June 2016
Carson Valley
Hike of the Month
In under an hour's drive from Carson Valley lies a most majestic, surprising and unpopulated mountain range: the Sweetwaters. This...
Carson Valley – Correspondence – December 2015
Carson Valley
We think the Carson Valley this time of year is the best place on Earth. The grasses with their warm yellow glow, the...
The Great Escape from Carson City, September 17, 1871
Volney Rollins checked his sidearm and buttoned his coat against a cold draft as he walked down the concrete hallway toward the dining area....
NevadaGram #166 – Rural RoundUp, The One and Only McKeen Car, The Diana Mine
This year's Rural RoundUp — the 25th Annual — was held in the Carson Valley. For the rural tourism marketers in attendance it was...
NevadaGram #156 – A Visit to Genoa, Post Card from Shorty,
If you've ever visited the Carson Valley in your lifetime, you can probably still see it clearly in your memory.
The broad green valley, speckled...
NevadaGram #139 – March 2013 Sourdough Slim and Squaw Tom Sanders
What They're saying About Us
The New York Times goes winter kayaking on Lake Tahoe.
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NevadaGram #41 – Hawthorne to Wellington, 3 FAQ, Skiing around Elko and New Year’s...
Before the big snows fell I took a pleasant trip which I'll recommend to anyone who enjoys rambling along the dirt roads of western...
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...
