Nevada Gold Rush Fills RV Parks
In Nevada’s gold country the global boom that’s pushed gold prices to an all-time high—currently approaching $1,700 per ounce—brought an influx of jobs to mining towns like Elko, population 18,000. In...
View ArticleOatman: Living Ghost Town, Gunfighters & Burros
Here is our plan: We’ll drive to a town that shouldn’t exist. We’ll travel a twisted ribbon of pavement along Historic Route 66. Driving to the historic town of Oatman is a favorite Arizona road trip....
View ArticleTombstone: The Town Too Tough To Die
Tombstone invites visitors to walk in the footsteps of the West’s most famous outlaws and good guys, the Clantons and the Earps. During its 1880s heyday, Tombstone, the “Town Too Tough to Die,” boasted...
View ArticleGet Your Kicks (And Burros) On Route 66
The Mother Road. Route 66. Main Street of America. Will Rogers Highway. The quintessential American Road Trip! The mention of Route 66 to most baby-boomers conjures up images of George Maharis and...
View ArticleExplore Arizona’s Spooky, Haunted Ghost Towns
You need not travel far in Arizona before encountering a ghost town or two. These quirky towns make the perfect spooky road trip. Arizona’s 19th-century mining boom gave rise to numerous towns that...
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