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Category Archives: Loneliest
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
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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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 – Garnet Mercantile, Ely
I was intrigued by this store in Ely with its art-deco signage. The store is on the Lincoln Highway on Aultman Street, the main drag. That’s the Nevada Hotel in background with the flag flying on the roof. (Please click … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Ely, Nevada
Ely Ely was a much anticipated destination in the Great Basin because it was the largest town between Salt Lake City and Reno. It boasted of many services. “Pop. 3,500 Alt. 6,000 feet. Six Hotels, 1 garage. Local speed limit … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Hamilton
Hamilton was once the county seat of White Pine County. In its heyday it was a very active mining town but suffered the same boom and bust as so many other Nevada towns. The county seat moved to Ely. For … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Eureka, Nevada and Ford’s Defeat
There are several reference works everyone should have when playing along the Lincoln Highway, and today’s recommendation is a book that is available online: Effie Price Gladding’s Across The Continent by The Lincoln Highway written after her epic journey in … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Chapter Nine – Fun With Archaeology
About twenty six miles east of Austin and seventy miles west of Eureka is Hickison Summit. Just east of the summit itself is a well known and oft visited petroglyph site, maintained by the Bureau of Land Management. It is … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Chapter Eight – Austin
Austin is on the Lincoln Highway and is about as far from anywhere as one would like to be. I love this little town, really love it, and I’d live there if it wasn’t so far from good medical help, … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Chapter Seven – Middlegate and the Shoe Tree
What’s this “Gate” Stuff All About? A gate is a notch or an opening between two hills, or the entrance to a canyon. Here is Middlegate viewed from the east; Middlegate Station is two miles west of here. There are … Continue reading
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