27 Sep The Serpent Mother
The Serpent Mother is a 168′ long evocation of a skeletal serpent coiled around her egg in a monstrous but maternal gesture. ...
Howard Goldbaum Tag
26 Sep Art Cars at the DMV
Before art cars are certified to roam the open Playa at night they must be inspected at the DMV (Department of Mutant Vehicles)....
19 Sep “Brand-UR-Ass N More” Theme Camp
With its Old West theme, the "Brand-UR-Ass N More" theme camp at Black Rock City features a distinctive cattle-branding corral and saloon....
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....
22 May Commercial Casino
Much folklore and ghost-lore enliven this grand dame of Elko, built in 1869. The Commercial is also the home of what may be the world’s largest dead polar bear, White King....
21 May Old Lamoille Schoolhouse
The old Lamoille Schoolhouse served the children of the area from 1923 until the school district was abolished in 1961....
20 May Tannehill Log Cabin
Thought to be the first house built here, around 1865, it later served as Eureka's first store. It is constructed from the pinion pines that once grew at higher elevations around the town....
07 May Lagomarsino Canyon Petroglyphs
Lagomarsino Canyon, a Nevada rock art site on the National Register of Historic Places, is a quarter mile long. It consists of 2229 rock art panels, some created up to 10,000 years ago....
20 Apr The Impossible Railroad
The rugged peaks and forbidding desert temperatures of the Laguna Mountains were to be conquered by John D. Spreckels when he built what was to be called “The Impossible Railroad.” ...
15 Feb Las Vegas Then and Now
Twelve different time-machine morphs are presented in which iconic Vegas landmarks are seen both "then" and "now."...
03 Dec Gold Hill Depot
The Gold Hill Depot of the V&T Railroad was completed in September 1869. The station served passengers and freight, and was also a telegraph station....
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....
10 May Headframe of the Combination Shaft
This headframe served the Combination Shaft of the Chollar-Potosi/Savage/Hale & Norcross Mines beginning in 1875. With a depth of 3,250 feet, this was the deepest shaft of the Comstock....
20 Apr Remnants of the Old Lincoln Highway
Dedicated October 31, 1913, the Lincoln Highway spanned America from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. This short section of pavement is intact, but abandoned....
23 Mar Salvation Mountain and East Jesus (Slab City)
At the age of 36 Leonard Knight experienced a spiritual awakening: “God is Love.” For the last three decades of his life, Salvation Mountain was his way to bring this message to the world....
31 Oct Gong Meditation
Led by Judy and accompanied by Wyatt, gong meditation is open to all each day at the "Brand Ur Ass 'n More" theme camp at Burning Man....
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....
26 Sep Meadow on Stella Lake Hike
Great Basin National Park Hike to Stella Lake...
26 Sep The Silver Dollar Club
What the Silver Dollar Club has going for it, according to one online review, is that "drinks are awesome and cheap!"...
26 Sep Northeastern Nevada Museum
The Northeastern Nevada Museum's Wanamaker Wildlife Wing contains Nevada’s largest collection of wild animals from around the world....
12 Sep The Gallagher Ranch
South of Elko, just east of the small community of Lamoille, the Gallagher Ranch has the majestic Ruby Mountains overlooking it....
12 Sep Cattle Ranch North of Elko
North of Elko, on Rt. 225 about halfway to Tuscarora, this cattle ranch sits in the valley to the west of Nannies Peak....
30 May The Lava Beds; Elephant Head Rock
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In May of 2013 we drove 2.5 hours from Reno toward the Black Rock Desert and then began a 7-mile hike up about 1,000 feet to the top of this spectacularly scenic granite plateau....