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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.
The Legend of Heinie Miller: Goldfield’s Blind Miner
A grumbly old gold miner loses his eyesight in a prospecting explosion, then continues to look for gold 120 feet underground, feeling his way to…
Ronald Bristlewolf and the Sinister Histories of Pinto Hot Springs
Here’s something you won’t read about on the tourism websites: being afraid of the desert. And we’ve got folks like ol’ Bristlewolf to thank for…
The Nevada Test Site, Area 51 & Accepting Aliens are Definitely Real
Is there a better candidate for dark histories and mysteries than the Nevada Test Site and Area 51? Maybe the most conspiracy-fueled location on planet…
A Ranch Near Reno: Where the American Dude Ranch and Nevada Divorce Ranch Became One
Even though it’s been ingrained in American culture since the 1800s when the idea of the West was sold to bored, rich Easterners and unhappy…
Jarbidge Wilderness & the Lost Sheepherder’s Mine
There aren’t many places in Nevada that behold something I really can’t explain—Jarbidge is one of them, and my strange stories aren’t the only ones…
Wily & Wondrous: Nevada’s 6 National Natural Landmarks
From the planet’s youngest supervolcano and enormous natural craters, to flowing marshes, hot creeks, ancient marine reptiles, Bortle Class 1 stargazing, and Valleys of Fire,…
Goldfield: The Old West Lives in Nevada’s Best Ghost Town
“So, what’s your favorite place in Nevada?” is a question I’ve been asked more times than I can count. And the answer? It’ll always be…
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@sydneymmartinez
Forever chasing backroads, hot water, and that Great Basin State of mind, follow me to the darkest corners of
one of the most misunderstood states in America one wild raptor, great dirt roads drive, and ghost town at a time.
