14 Feb Airmail Arrow
Soon after the Wright brothers made their first flight in 1903 the next communications revolution was about to begin. And Reno was to have an important role in it....
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22 Aug Thomas Creek Trail
The Thomas Creek Trail is a popular hiking destination for scores of outdoor enthusiasts every day, with the ample parking at its trailhead....
04 Jul The McCarran Mansion
Built in 1913 as the Gibbons Mansion, the home was purchased by Pat McCarran in 1921....
04 Jul The Lake Mansion
Built in 1877, the building was sold to Myron Lake in 1879. His toll bridge was the first commercial crossing of the Truckee River....
04 Jul The Bowers Mansion
The Bowers Mansion, near the west side of Washoe Lake, stands as a reminder of how fortunes were made and lost with the Comstock bonanza....
04 Jul El Cortez Hotel
The El Cortez Hotel was Reno’s tallest building when it was completed in 1931....
03 Jul The Depot Restaurant (The NCORy Building)
Now The Depot restaurant, the NCORy building was constructed in 1910 as a passenger depot for the line connecting Reno with northern California and southern Oregon....
02 Jul Nevada Discovery Museum
The Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum is a place where young children and their families can enjoy informal science, technology, engineering, art and math learning....
30 Jun Reno Now and Then
This project was completed in the fall of 2008 by the students in the Interactive Media class at the Reynolds School of Journalism. We worked with Neal Cobb and Jerry Fenwick, the authors of the 2008 book Reno Now and Then....
06 Sep The Court of Antiquity
Perhaps a few hundred years ago, or as many as 10,000, Native Americans gathered at this spot above the Truckee River to the east of the broad meadows that would become the city of Reno....
13 Aug Mt. Rose Waterfall
Standing more than 6,300 feet above downtown Reno’s 4,500 feet, Mount Rose looks daunting. But its summit trail begins high up the mountain pass road (SR 431), at 8,911 feet....
22 Jun Everyone at the Ballpark
If you were at the Reno Aces final home game of 2016, zoom in and find yourself in this gigapixel panorama....
01 Jun Clear Creek Trail
The Clear Creek Trail is about 10.5 miles one way, with gentle gradients for hiking or mountain biking. It takes nearly 15 mi to gain the 1,150 ft in altitude of its high point at 6,200 ft....
24 May Hunter Falls Fire
Viewed from a ridge above the University of Nevada, the smoke from the May, 2014 Hunter Falls Fire is evident in the Mt. Rose Wilderness just west of the city limits....
30 Nov Storm over Mt. Rose
From a viewpoint midway up the Geiger Grade, looking down over the entire Washoe Valley, the sunset colors show through the storm front over Mt. Rose....
26 Sep Remnant of the Emigrant Trail in Hidden Valley
In Hidden Valley a short segment of the Emigrant Trail is identified by markers and fenced off for preservation....
27 Jan Sunset and Fog at Pyramid Lake
Fog blankets all of Pyramid Lake in this panorama made at sunset on January 26, 2013....
10 Sep The Great Reno Balloon Race
The Great Reno Balloon Race is the largest hot air ballooning event in the country with no admission charge for the lift-off field, where spectators can mingle freely with the balloon crews....
09 Sep The Reno Aces Ballpark
From its opening in 2009, the Reno Aces Ballpark may not be the largest or most opulent field in the country. But it will beat Yankee Stadium in its stunning second-inning sunset display....
30 Mar Truckee River Bike Path
The Truckee River Bike Path runs for 12 miles through downtown Reno to the eastern end of Sparks. Explore 27 spots along the trail in virtual reality. ...
05 Oct The Seasons Change Suddenly, 10/5/11
Wasn't it just last weekend that it was too hot to do the yard work? Now we wake up to snow on the mountains, and need to put on the fall jacket....
17 Dec Sunrise on Snow
On the cusp of the Winter Solstice, the first light of a very short day colors the Reno morning sky, and also the snow....
27 Nov RR Tracks Through Reno
From the time the Central Pacific pushed the Transcontinental Railroad through Reno in 1868 the tracks bisected the city north and south....
27 Nov Peavine Fire, 2003
On July 14 2003, a brush fire on Peavine Peak northwest of downtown Reno charred 2,000 acres and threatened more than 150 nearby homes....
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