Tag: Sourdough Slim
NevadaGram #212 – Boulder City 1935, Squaw Tom, Sourdough Slim, and the MaryJane Sisters...
See the Wind and Catch it
Based on the true story that Ila Clements Davey (Godby) told me, as I imagined it.
by Alan Goya
There was a lot for a kid to do in Boulder City...
NevadaGram #185 – Great Basin Observatory, Nevada Correspondence, Sourdough Slim in Eureka
Sourdough Slim at the Eureka Opera House
Story and video below
Among the many things they can brag about, the rangers at Great Basin National Park can point to the sky and say, "It gets really dark...
Baker Correspondence – February 2016
Baker
Interesting Things to Do and Places to See in February
February may very well be the quietest month of the year to visit Baker. That can be a good thing, with little traffic, plenty of...
A Visit to Death Valley, Autumn 2013
Someone once described being in Paris as being an ant crawling across a magnificent work of art.
Death Valley is like that too, except that you drive, and early in November Robin and I devoted...
Baker Correspondence – January 2016
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Baker Happenings
Sheepherders' Gathering, January 15-16
Join the fun in one of the most unusual parties in the state -- one to honor those in the sheep industry. Sheep herders, owners, and others associated with the...
The Sheepherders’ Ball, Baker 2010
Robin and I went to Baker for an event unique even here in Nevada where one-of-a-kind is the general rule.
It is the bittersweet Old Sheepherders' Party, the 7th annual tribute to the tough and...
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 #139 – March 2013 Sourdough Slim and Squaw Tom Sanders
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The New York Times goes winter kayaking on Lake Tahoe.
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NevadaGram #109 – Inside Nevada’s Mutable Border: Randsburg California
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The folks from Vail go skiing in the Rubies.
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On the map, Nevada is an oddly shaped chunk...
NevadaGram #103 – From Reno To Winnemucca and Back By Train
I mentioned in an earlier NevadaGram (not getting the NevadaGram yet? Sign up here) that there will be an almost-impromptu birthday party for Edna Purviance in October at Winnemucca.
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The...
NevadaGram #101 – Old Sheepherders Party in Baker, Fire & Ice in Ely
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The Los Angeles Times can't find Beatty anywhere.
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Robin and...
NevadaGram #70 – ATVs in Elko County, Gridley Days in Austin
As Nevada's back country becomes more accessible, our wide open countrysides are attracting more and more visitors. A few weeks ago, they attracted Robin, Chris and me.
Chris is 17 now, and to celebrate the...
