Tag: Pahrump
Pahrump Correspondence – November 2019
Sanders Winery: A Hidden Surprise
Fall is the best time of year to come to Pahrump and enjoy the great weather. Our trees don’t...
Pahrump Correspondence – October 2019
Balloons overhead in Pahrump
For the past year now, the Pahrump Valley has been experiencing an aerial invasion of hot air balloons that have been...
Pahrump Correspondence – August 2019
Drink some great wine and watch people stomp grapes
Each year the Pahrump Valley Winery has its annual Grape Stomp which attracts about 3,000 people...
Pahrump Correspondence – July 2019
Five Ways to Experience the Mojave Desert in Pahrump
The great Mojave Desert surrounds the town of Pahrump Valley, and it is a shame to...
Pahrump Correspondence – June 2019
Beach Front Property and the Last Chance Range
Now you can buy beachfront property in Pahrump. No, the state of California didn’t fall into the...
Pahrump Correspondence – May 2019
Surprise! There are Mountain Bike Trails in Pahrump.
You just finished climbing the mountain on your mountain bike. Perspiration soaks your shirt, and your body...
Pahrump Correspondence – March 2019
Balloon Festival: Balloon Teams Flood Pahrump Sky
February is the month for the annual Pahrump Valley Balloon Festival and High School Rodeo at Petrack Park...
Pahrump Correspondence – February 2019
Pahrump has its share of Spirits
If you are looking for places to go ghost hunting, then Nevada is the place to go. One can...
Pahrump Correspondence – December 2018
Discovery Park: A Heaven for Bird Lovers
It's been three years now since Discovery Park became a park, and during that time the park has...
Pahrump Correspondence – November 2018
Geology Saved Spring Mountains From Mining
Some of the more well known mines in Pahrump, like the Johnnie, the Labbie and the Congress, are pretty...
Pahrump Correspondence – October 2018
Pahrump -- from gold mining days to the modern era
Gold was the biggest mover of people out West. People came by the millions looking...
Pahrump Correspondence – September 2018
Rockhounding in the Johnnie Mining District
The Johnnie Mining District may be historic in nature and worthwhile to poke around a bit if you are...
Pahrump Correspondence – August 2018
Pahrump still has a lot of gold to be found
Historically speaking, when people talk about gold being discovered in Nevada, they mention towns like...
Pahrump Correspondence – July 2018
There are Lakes in the Town of Pahrump
Pahrump is not known for having an abundance of water. In fact, the one lake it did...
Pahrump Correspondence – June 2015
Pahrump still has a natural spring that one can walk to
The small town Pahrump is here for only one reason: the first settlers found...
Pahrump Correspondence – May 2018
Pahrump Has the Need for Speed
Not all towns can say they have a speedway. The Pahrump Valley Speedway is a hidden gem, especially if...
NevadaGram #202 – Rural RoundUp in Tonopah, Big Spike in Boulder City, Reno Night...
Rural RoundUp, the annual grand conclave of tourism workers from all around rural Nevada, was held this year in Tonopah. The speakers were insightful...
Ely Correspondence – April 2018
History and Art with Laura Rainey
Stop by Garnet Mercantile or the White Pine Public Museum and you might be fortunate enough to find artist...
Pahrump Correspondence – April 2018
Why Not Take that Golf Vacation in Pahrump?
Imagine getting out of your hotel room and leisurely driving down the road to play some golf...
Pahrump Correspondence – February 2018
Snowbirds are not an endangered species in this desert town
The Pahrump Valley surely has a lot to offer as a tourist destination. There are...
Pahrump Correspondence – December 2017
The Pahrump Nugget 250 is not just a race
The Pahrump Nugget 250 truly ranks up there as one of the most unique things about...
Pahrump Correspondence – November 2017
Pahrump adds New Car Show to fall lineup
The town of Pahrump just added one more attraction to its fall lineup to make this town...
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...
Pahrump Correspondence – September 2017
The Pahrump Valley is one off-road adventure after another
Climb aboard any off-road vehicle and head in any direction and within 30 minutes you leave...
NevadaGram #189 – Fallon’s Secret Revealed, The Nevada Calendar for April
Here's what Fallon has been so carefully guarding from the world: There is no quieter, calmer, sweeter or more secret getaway in Nevada than Fallon.
I...
NevadaGram #140 – Rural Round Up in Pahrump, An afternoon in Carson Valley, A...
April's great event for those of us non-metropolitans who strive to build Nevada Tourism, is Rural Round Up.
It is the annual gathering of...
NevadaGram #138 – February 2013 Chinese New Year in Virginia City
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The New York Times visits the Neon Museum in Las Vegas.
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NevadaGram #94 June 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Pine Grove
I'm a long way from Tuscarora, about 200 feet in the air and 5,000 miles from the nearest sagebrush.
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The...
NevadaGram #51 – Governor’s Conference, Baker, Eureka, Ely, Pahrump
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The Los Angeles Times meets Frenchies in Las Vegas.
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NevadaGram #32 – 1400 miles through the sagebrush, part one
I'm still unpacking from a 9-day, 1400-mile trip through the sagebrush. Some highlights:
In Hawthorne people were already buying red, white and blue petunias to...
Trip Report #22 – Lake Tahoe, Death Valley, The MaryJane Sisters, Ash Meadows, Battle...
How Canadians got their reputation as lousy tippers I don't know, but McAvoy Layne who portrays Mark Twain during the Tahoe Queen's afternoon cruise...
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...
