Lily the Giant and the Quest of Her Keepers
Knowing something is there that you can’t see right away really has become the center of my Nevada intrigue, and the more I think about
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 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
