Tag: Goldfield
Six Days in Goldfield
by Gage T. Smith, "the Picon Guy"
To most folks, driving to Las Vegas on Highway 95, Goldfield is just a minor irritant. First of all, you have to slow down to 25 and after...
Dirt Roads in Black & White
by Gage T. Smith, "the Picon Guy"
I've always had an interest in photography and packed a camera with me just about everywhere since I was a kid. But in the days of film, not...
Pahrump Correspondence – October 2017
There really were gunfighters in Pahrump
Pahrump doesn’t have the fame of Tombstone, Arizona, where gunfighters blazed it out on its streets in a hail of bullets. And yet the town has a performing group...
NevadaGram #134 – October 2012 Goldfield Days, Traveling Teenager
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Indian Country Magazine visits Lake Tahoe.
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Goldfield Days was an adventure.
We have rich memories of...
NevadaGram #133 – September 2012 Goldfield Days, Postcard from Kingston, Calamity on the Comstock
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The Guardian (UK) cuts a rug in Las Vegas.
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The Affectionate and Intimately Detailed Guide to the Most Interesting State in America is available at...
NevadaGram #121 – Mizpah Hotel Opens, Perfect Tourist Comes to Visit
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The Guardian (UK) cuts a rug in Las Vegas.
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NevadaGram #93 – Open Studios in Tuscarora, the California Trail Interpretive Center
As winter gives way to spring, the state shakes off the last of its snow with a spate of Memorial Day celebrations. The most unusual of them takes place in Tuscarora in odd years,...
NevadaGram #87 – Mark Twain in Hawthorne, Tonopah, Eureka
Luke Rizzuto was one of the people who thrilled when a centennial re-creation of the Great New York to Paris automobile race was announced.
He has a rare 1918 Chevrolet touring car with an...
NevadaGram #66 – Carson City, Goldfield and elsewhere
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution celebrates Chinese New Year in Las Vegas.
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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 #27 – The MaryJane Sisters, a Reno Hotel with a Heart and Doing...
The only disappointment of my recent visit to Las Vegas was that Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas was not yet open.
The $12 million, enclosed beer garden, a replica of the famous one in Munich,...
NevadaGram #23 – Canada, Goldfield Hotel for sale, Two Elys, Fallon’s famous Cantaloupe Fest
In last month's Travelgram I mentioned Canadians and tipping, which inspired a sharp rebuke from Winnemucca: "For your information not all of us Canadians are lousy tippers!"
Naturally I was appalled at the idea I'd...
NevadaGram #4 – Tonopah Bouncing Back, Las Vegas is Still Slow
Among the e-mails we've received recently was this one from Saskatchewan. Thanks, Carolyn.
THE TOP 21 BUFFETS IN LAS VEGAS
The enthusiasts at Viva Las Vegas will send you their free bargains-oriented newsletter for the asking...
NevadaGram #3 – Pahrump, Beatty, Battle Mountain Bikes Fallon Dining, Burning Man
Among the e-mails we received in October was this one from Ray Ellinwood of Findlay, Ohio. Thanks, Ray.
Pahrump's pioneer era is over.
Pahrump is having another growth spurt. Much of this rambunctious little city is...
