Bodie is the quintessential ghost town, frozen in time high in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Once a booming gold mining town ...
If you’re looking to explore California’s Sierra Nevada, taking a scenic drive is one of the best ways to experience the area ...
High desert mountains, sagebrush flats, and sage grouse breeding grounds are in the heart of a region threatened by a resurgence in mining activities happening in the Eastern Sierra — ...
Tucked along Highway 41, a visit to this Sierra foothill community offers Gold Rush history, artisan shops, and easy access ...
About a decade before silver was discovered in Nevada, the West’s first consequential mining boom occurred on the other side of the Sierra Nevada near a place called Coloma. In 1839, John Sutter ...
Michael Mills's abstract A-frame home anchoring the 60-acre property in California's Nevada City is Japanese architecture ...
ELKO, Nev. — Boom. Bust. Rush. Crash. These words are associated with the cyclical nature of the world’s minerals extraction industry known for making and breaking companies, economies, towns and ...