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Passage to India – Bodhgaya
I’ll be brief because my internet connection in Bodhgaya is tenuous. I’ll play catchup once I get home in a little over a week. One photograph cannot begin to do this subject justice but it will have to do. Bodhgaya … Continue reading
Passage to India – Tuk Tuk Heaven
There are many small delights for me in this great country and one of them is riding in a ubiquitous tuk-tuk. Small and breezy, their easy availability and low cost means that a short ride is a pleasant if rather … Continue reading
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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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In the Sierra Foothills – Malakoff Diggins State Park
At one time in danger of closing due to budget shenanigans at the state level, Malakoff Diggins State Park remains open although still drastically underfunded. The view of the remains of hydraulic mining are easily viewed from the main (dirt) road … Continue reading
A New Mexico Excursion – Santurario de Chimayo
The Santurario de Chimayo is in northern New Mexico and is visited by thirty thousand people during Holy Week each year. Sometimes called the “Lourdes of America”, the church is on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated a … Continue reading
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
Lincoln Highway, Sand Pass, Nevada – New and Old
Dear Reader, It may seem I’ve forgotten you but I haven’t. Work on the book has been postponed until I finish my final trip in the Great Basin when I visit Utah in June of this year. In the meantime … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in the Great Basin – Steptoe Valley
The Lincoln Highway ran up the Steptoe Valley for about forty miles and then turned to cross over Schellbourne Pass into Spring Valley. There is little habitation north of Ely. Currie is one small community at the north end of … Continue reading
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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
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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
