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Travels With Beasley on the Lincoln Highway
Those who have followed my trips on the Lincoln Highway will know that my traveling companion Mr. Beasley is always along. Last night I had a delightful time as the guest speaker at the Sierra Writers group in Nevada City and … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Eastgate
The house and old store at Eastgate on Nevada 722 is worth a stop. (In fact 722 is a nicer road than U. S. 50 between Middlegate and Austin.) It is at the entrance to Road Canyon and one served … Continue reading
The Great Basin and the Lincoln Highway – Ruth, New Ruth, and Big Mining
This is not an editorial piece about mining. I just found/shot some great photos and discovered some interesting history in this area. The large mining operations here near Ruth, Nevada, just west of Ely, have been going on for a … Continue reading
Posted in Desert, Ghost Towns, Gold Mines, Great Basin, Lincoln Highway, Loneliest, Nevada
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The Lincoln Highway in the Great Basin – The Shoe Tree at Middlegate
I’m sure that you will all be pleased to hear that the new shoetree is becoming well populated. (The old one was cut down in a lovers’ spat.) And while we are on the subject – This location is the … Continue reading
Out in the Nevada Desert
I’m back from the trip, which turned out to be great (thanks for asking). I covered 1500 miles in nearly two weeks, camping most of the time. Let me begin with a photo from the Steptoe Valley, north of Ely, … Continue reading
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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
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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