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» Web Extras Las Vegas National Veterans Day Run
January/February 2012
So began the inaugural National Veterans Day 11K Run on Friday, November 11 at Kellogg Zaher Sports Complex in northwest Las Vegas. Las Vegas joined eight other cities nationwide—Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, and San Jose—to celebrate and honor veterans during the run.
» Web Extras Loving Hawthorne
January/February 2012
I arrived in Hawthorne on February 28, 2011 to begin working at the Hawthorne Army Depot after working in Germany for 11 years. I will never forget the feeling that came over me for the first time on my drive from Reno, when I made the bend on U.S. Highway 95 and saw Walker Lake sitting against the backdrop of the mountains, with Hawthorne in the distance.
» Web Extras Booming Virginia City
January/February 2012
Even the devil would be homesick in Nevada, opined Mark Twain after his short sojourn in the territory destined to become the Silver State. Twain developed his writing style and adopted his famous penname in an almost two-year stay in booming Virginia City, one of many noteworthy events in the mining town.
» Web Extras v&t railroad
November/December 2011
In 2005, reconstruction of the line started and is nearly complete. The V&T offers several rides on steam and diesel locomotives. The Toast of the Canyon tour provides a nostalgic glimpse into the past while passengers sip locally made wine and snack on local restaurants’ hors d’oeuvres, and gaze into the valley which has remained largely unchanged since the mining era.
» Web Extras carson valley trails
November/December 2011
Western Nevada’s Carson Valley has long been a destination for people who love the outdoors. Hikers, bikers, and equestrians follow mountainside logging roads and country lanes in pursuit of the outdoor experience.
» Web Extras griswold cabins
November/December 2011
Whether you plan to camp nearby or just spend a few minutes poking around, the recently stabilized and rehabilitated Griswold cabins and corral alongside the Silver State OHV Trail in Lincoln County are a must-see slice of Nevada history.
» Web Extras pioneers of nevada
November/December 2011
I step out of the plane after it lands at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, and the hot air hits my face. This, coupled with beautiful scenery—vast and sometimes hilly yellowish valleys with rather high mountains to their west—reminds me of places at the other end of the world.
» Web Extras central nevada museum
September/October 2011
As I began to further explore the mining ghost towns of central Nevada, my appreciation for the pioneer spirit continued to grow. When the Central Nevada Museum opened its doors in 1981 in Tonopah, my education and adventures into the past evolved into many new trails and discoveries.
» Web Extras stay on route 6
September/October 2011
From the East, U.S. Highway 6 enters Nevada concurrent with U.S. 50 and then splits from 50 in Ely. Route 6 leaves Nevada all on its lonesome, crossing into California in the eastern Sierra Nevada range. The following are my “Top 10 Can’t Miss Stops on Route 6 in Nevada.”
» Web Extras desolate delamar
September/October 2011
Situated in central Lincoln County, Delamar was yet another Nevada gold mining camp whose charm outlived its utility. But unlike the gold in Delamar’s more famous and more easily accessible sister camps, this particular strain sat under quartzite. Extracting the gold meant unleashing miniscule dust particles, which meant silicosis.
» Web Extras wanderings in the desert
September/October 2011
Tucked away on the east side of the Panamint Mountains is a lush valley. The Amargosa Valley sits atop a large aquifer that runs up the western side of Nevada. Farmers grow hay and alfalfa here along with other crops. This valley is also home to the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
» Web Extras fishing pyramid lake
July/August 2011
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, one of 13 cutthroat subspecies in the American West and designated as Nevada’s state fish, were once listed as threatened, but are now on the rebound at Pyramid Lake thanks to cooperative efforts of the federal government and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.
» Web Extras cradleboards
July/August 2011
The Nevada Arts Council recently granted Master artist Patricia Hicks and apprentice Angela Hernandez, both of Schurz, $3,181 to create Shoshone Paiute Buckskin and Willow Cradleboards. Following is a comprehensive description of the American Indian tradition of cradleboards.
» Web Extras a saturday in paradise
May/June 2011
My husband and I stayed in Paradise Valley for the Saturday night meal prepared by Dennis Acorda, the Basque owner of the JS Bar, which proudly displays a sign that reads, “Where Friendships Are Made” above its entrance.
» Web Extras elko and the stars
May/June 2011
This story begins here…430 miles north of Las Vegas in the town of Elko. “Elko started the big bands…and the big shows,” Diz Puccinelli says. “We started it here way before Vegas ever started it.”
» Web Extras silver state symphonies
May/June 2011
The horizon creeps on, neither closer nor further on my journey to visit every historical marker in Elko County, a scenic expanse that covers more than 17,000 square miles. However, I was up for the challenge.
» Web Extras nevada zephyr
May/June 2011
AMTRAK’s “California Zephyr” chugs across Nevada from Chicago to Emeryville, California, and back, offering Nevadans a charming overnight to Winnemucca or a day trip to the Reno area from the rural outposts.
» Web Extras himalayan snowcocks
May/June 2011
The Ruby Mountains of northeastern Nevada provide high and rugged territory where Himalayan Snowcocks and mountain goats find refuge among rocky cliffs. Scenic Lamoille Canyon provides access to the high country.
» Web Extras nevada’s bristlecones
March/April 2011
Ancient Egyptians began constructing their pyramids 4,600 years ago. On the other side of the world, tucked away in the high country of what is now Great Basin National Park, a bristlecone pine had already been growing for several hundred years.
» Web Extras shoe tree musings
March/April 2011
A few days before the New Year, vandals cut down the shoe tree, a tall cottonwood about midway between Fallon and Austin. These are comments compiled from various social-media websites.