Legends of Lost Nevada
Nevada’s a mysterious place. With conspiracy theories, dark histories and mysteries as far and wide as the Great Basin’s topography itself, there’s plenty out there to let your imagination run wild in the Sagebrush Sea. I still can’t figure some of these stories (and locations) out. I’ll never stop trying.
In Defense of Freedom: Nomadic Poacher and Remorseless Mountain Man Claude Dallas
A long, complicated, and sensitive true story that still divides many Nevadans, it’s the story of one of the longest, and most confusing court cases…
The Flying M Ranch: Where the Hill of 1,000 Tombs, True Adventure, and Safeguarded Isolation Meet
This massive acreage gets skipped over a lot, at least by the average person. But to anthropologists, chemists, theologists, spiritualists, billionaire hoteliers, astronauts, Hollywood actors,…
A Wide & Lonely Highland Desert: Josie Pearl, the Roebling Opal, & the Last Free Antelope
True mystery and real isolation. And with pronghorn antelope, insanely dark skies, flowing hot creeks, and massive black fire opals as your compass, it’s the…
Land of A Thousand (Steamy) Thrills: Nevada’s Lost Hot Spring Geysers
To know something is there even though you can’t see it right away is my most favorite thing about Nevada, and proves true with all…
The American Indian Dog, Danger Cave, and Realizing Some of the Oldest Canine Bones Ever Found
Becoming man’s best friend alongside this country’s first people, it’s the story of original friendship, and that of Danger Cave: one of the oldest canine…
The Life & Lore of Jack Longstreet: Where Truth and Myth Know No Difference
To live life in a secret hideaway locked deep inside a faraway Nevada canyon. It’s the ultimate dream, at least for me, but it was…
Stolen Nevada: The Great & Abominable Theft of A Name
Nevada, and all that snowcapped Spanish name represents sure is a lovely thing. But was the Silver State really the very first to adapt it?…
The Lost Arrowhead Trail: Nevada’s First Scenic Byway & All-Weather Route
I’ve spent a lot of hours this past year thinking about how people have moved across the West throughout time. One of the first scenic…
The Kestrel Caller
I hereby swear on Nevada backroads to never overload your inboxes, ever.
The Kestrel Caller enewsletter will soar into your inboxes about once a month with info about new Song Dog Silver online store updates and upcoming in-person events, the latest story from my blog series Legends of Lost Nevada (where you can read or listen), and sometimes a rare combo of the two.
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Forever chasing backroads, hot water, and that Great Basin State of mind, follow me to the darkest corners of
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