Tag: Interstate 80
NevadaGram #226 – Wagon Train Ambush
Tuesday July 1 1976 was a grand and glorious day in the history of the Comstock Lode, the day the whole town of Silver City came out to play.
As the Gold Hill NEWS reported...
NevadaGram #192 – Snake Valley Days at Baker
All you have to do to get to Baker from anywhere in Nevada is to get on US 50 and drive east. That's what Robin and I did, and then drove up the east...
NevadaGram #190 – Ichthyosaur Digs, Rural RoundUp in Elko, Nevada Calendar
Rural RoundUp 2017
This year's Cow Counties Tourism Pro-Am convened in Elko. Story below.
More than 500 fans of a Reno-brewed IPA, and of its namesake — a giant prehistoric ocean-dwelling reptile — attended a fundraiser at...
NevadaGram #183 – World Human-Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain
We are in Battle Mountain for the World Human-Powered Speed Challenge, which is a contest to see whose bicycle can go fastest on five miles of straight, flat Highway 305 about 15 miles south...
NevadaGram #163 – 2015 Must-See Must-Do Awards, A Visit to Ely, Elko’s ‘Lost Ski...
And now the moment that everyone has been waiting for: the announcement of the annual Must-See Must-Do List for 2015.
As always, this list reflects our personal preferences — lots of nominations on the website...
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 #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 #36 – The Earth is Round, and there are Four Nevadas
Attend the Beatty Centennial Celebration throughout the month of October and into November.
New Edition now Available
You can buy your book orders online for Personal copies and gifts or for Resale.
At Wendover you can see...
NevadaGram #7 – Lovelock, Reno Jazz and the L.A. Times Plays Golf in Mesquite
Lovelock is a pleasant little town in a tough spot: it's just 90 miles east of Reno. So even though Interstate 80 carries travelers in endless thousands past the Lovelock offramps, few drivers venture...