Category Archives: Travel

The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Carroll Summit

I have been editing photos for an exhibition coming up next month but hadn’t included this until my wife noticed it and asked for a print. This is in the canyon on the east side of Carroll Summit and was … Continue reading

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Nevada Magazine – Lincoln Highway Article

Welcome to those who have just found me as a result of my article in Nevada Magazine. To catch up on the Lincoln Highway you should go back to the blogs in 2011 and read forward from there. Start here … Continue reading

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The Great Basin near Austin, Nevada

I would like to solicit your opinion. This is a reworked version of the scene I posted recently. What do you think? Is it “over the top” or simply “rather neat”? Obviously I did a lot of processing in Photoshop … Continue reading

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Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – What’s Happening and Why Isn’t It?

It’s been quiet in part because my magazine article is due to come out any day and I have an agreement that the photographs in that article can’t be shown until publication – a “first use” issue. Also frankly it’s … Continue reading

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A Happy New Year to You All

May you have a better new year than these poor fellows, stuck in the Fallon Sink. The weather has been cold and miserable out here so the next trip won’t happen until the spring. In the meantime I’m working on … Continue reading

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News

Dear Reader, I haven’t abandoned you. I’ve just been busy. The news is that my article about the Lincoln Highway in Nevada will be appearing in a major regional magazine next Spring, the centennial year of LHW. Also I have … Continue reading

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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Schellbourne Pass and Ranch

Between the Steptoe Valley north of Ely, and Spring Valley is a pass that was used for years by the  the Pony Express, California Telegraph, Overland Stage, and the Lincoln Highway. If you are going to travel on the old … Continue reading

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Crater Lake, Oregon

I have been told so many times that I must visit Crater Lake that it was finally time to turn east and see what the fuss was all about. Not surprisingly it looks just like the brochures, in a word, … Continue reading

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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – A Short Hiatus

I’m off to Oregon and the coast for a week or two. Shortly after I get back I’ll be packing up for the last research trip of the year on the Lincoln Highway. I expect to head from Reno only … Continue reading

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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Ibapah, Far Western Utah

I must say that Ibapah has acquired something of a mystique amongst Lincoln Highway enthusiasts and I’m certainly one of those who feels that way. In recent years it was the only location with gasoline between Ely and Tooele, but … Continue reading

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