Leaving Fallon, we started experiencing the highs and lows of Great Basin that we had read about. We’d reach a summit or pass of around 7000 feet and drive into...

While we didn’t actually see the railroad in Austin because it had stopped running in 1938 and the rails were pulled up during WWII, sold, and used for the war...

We had wanted to spend more time in the next town of Eureka as we drove east along Hwy. 50, but the campsite there was more expensive than the one...

Before we started this trip, Barney found out that Nevada provided survival guides booklets that highlight each town and what to see there. The guide has spots on each town’s...

Barney and I have always been fascinated by railroads because they changed the face of the nation and brought us into the modern world. The Nevada Northern Railroad has been...