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A local take on intriguing places, oddball adventures, and surprising only-in-Nevada experiences around our wild state.

Stories From Nevada are first-hand accounts of excursions around this wild state as told by the people who live here. These local stories recount Nevada legends, where to find the best food and drink, as well as tips and tales about ghost towns, hot springs, Nevada history, and other must-do experiences all over the state.

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The Gathering
Exploring the remnants of an old 1800s ghost mining town in Nevada with Granny. #nevada #travelnevada #ghosttown #mining
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Have you ever visited a ghost town? 

Nelson, site of the most successful gold mining boom in southern Nevada, housed Techatticup mine, famous for being one of the most lawless mining towns of its time, that even law enforcement avoided it completely. 

A spontaneous stop turned out to be one of the most exciting places we visited in Nevada. This stunner, North American T-28B Trojan/Bu, is not an actual crashed plane but stored dismantled at the mine, making this ghost town 100x cooler ✈️

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Textures of the Nevada desert. Ive been away from Instagram for a little while but I’m back now so you’ll be seeing a lot from my recent adventures across the Southwest

#southwestusa #nevadadesert #roadtrippers #desertvibes #hellofrom #texturesinnature #gameoftones #desertphotography #nikonz
The sun is setting but the day is not done. The crew of NNRY 93 prepares to bring the engine to the Cherry Creek Depot for a night time photo shoot. Taken during the Nevada Northern Winter Spectacular. February 16, 2024

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Spring in Nevada 💗

I’ve been loving these views from Carson Valley, Reno, and Tahoe. Having fun on pet-sitting adventures and can’t get enough of these spring blooms!

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Wrapping up #NationalParkWeek with an incredible lesser-known park that we visited for the first time last year.

📍Great Basin National Park (Nevada)

Great Basin isn't a national park that you hear a whole lot about, but we were so impressed!

⛺We visited in August 2023 and camped in Wheeler Peak Campground within the park. The campground is at the top of Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, sitting at 9,500 feet above sea level. This has been one of our all-time favorite camping experiences. The sites were well-spaced, and the views were incredible! We also liked that we could walk from our campsite to the trailhead for several of the Wheeler Peak area trails. 

🥾During our visit, we went on two hikes in the Wheeler Peak area. We hiked the Alpine Lakes Loop trail the afternoon/evening we arrived and enjoyed some sunset views on the trail. The next morning, we hiked the Glacier Trail, which also took us past Bristlecone Grove.

🔦Great Basin NP is home to Lehman Caves. The only way to tour the caves is by purchasing a ticket for a ranger-led tour. Two tours are offered. We chose the longer one, which was 90 minutes long. While it's not the biggest or the longest cave we've been in, I felt like it had some of the most impressive cave formations!

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1) Hiking the Glacier Trail
2-3) On our Lehman Caves tour
4-6) Hiking the Alpine Lakes Loop Trail
7-9) Hiking the Glacier Trail and Bristlecone Grove
10) Our campsite at Wheeler Peak Campground
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Jazz hands 👐🏽
Officially survived my first week in McGill, Nevada. Small town living has been quiet and relaxing so far. There are 847 people in this town. My job with Schellraiser Festival keeps me busy and I've got to meet some of White Pine Countys movers and shakers! I've compiled a list of things you must love in order to thrive in rural Nevada living:
1. Must love rocks
2. HOT SPRINGS (photoed is only 1.5 hours from my place 😈)
3. Hiking
4. Off-roading
5. Arrowheading (catch and release of course)
6. Hunting/fishing 
7. Ghost towns 
8. Camping 
9. Dark skies and bright stars
10. You really have to love rocks.

Can you think of anything else to add??

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