Nevada

Where you now are, I once was. Where I am now, You will be.

Somewhere in Nevada, where the shadows come to play, on the roads and on the dunes all about the Silver State.

Elliot Koeppel 8/19/22 Elliot Koeppel 8/19/22

Southern Nevada Mine - Nevada

Gold was first discovered in the area in 1897 and the district reportedly produced some $53 million in gold by 1907. That’s a huge amount. There were hundreds of claims in the area and some 50+ mines in production. Information on the Southern Nevada Mine, however, is scarce to come by.

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Rhyolite - Nevada

Rhyolite, Nevada is one of my favorite ghost towns, so much so that when I'm even remotely in the area, I'll stop by to visit and take more pictures for my collection.

Elliot Koeppel 4/12/22 Elliot Koeppel 4/12/22

Gold Mines near Lida - Nevada

My gold mine senses were tingling, so I turned around as soon as I could and headed back to see what I could find.

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Bullfrog - Nevada

The town of Bullfrog, Nevada got its start soon after “Shorty” Harris discovered gold nearby in 1904. A year later Bullfrog was hopping and some 1,000 residents called the place home.

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Coaldale - Nevada

A few miles east of Benton, I crossed over the California/Nevada State Line and gave the truck a little more gas.

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Lida - Nevada

Sometimes it’s the short side-trips you take while on the way to your main destination that turn out to be the real gems.