Winnemucca Blog

It's been a long time coming, but I have finally found a blog other than our families personal web blogs worth writing about. Every once in awhile I google for Winnemucca blogs to see if I can find anything of interest. Today I not only found a blog dedicated to our little hometown, but to make it even more exciting, Dane Carlson who is the editor of the Winnemucca Blog has even published the little blip I wrote on Geocaching which was a very cool surprise. I will be adding a link to my humble little blog for this site and invite everyone to check it out. There you will find current weather conditions, local news, job and business opportunities, current gold prices, links to local schools, real estate in winnemucca, visitor information and much more. Dane has done a great job on this site, it is very well put together. No, I'm not just saying that just because he posted an article I had written. Go check it out for yourselves.

California Gold Rush

Last Saturday Tina and I hopped in the wagon and "headed west".
Other than stopping at "Old Town Auburn" we really didn't have a plan or care, we just wanted to get out of the house for the day. We pulled into Auburn and had lunch and walked around checking out all the old buildings which are now antique shops, gift shops, restaurants and there are a couple of bars there. We then took highway 49 South which was a very windy, beautiful drive that took us through Coloma. In or around Coloma is "Sutters Mill"
which is the place gold was discovered in 1848. After stopping and checking out the old mill replica, we continued into "Placerville (Old Hangtown)" We passed by an old saloon called hangman's Saloon which I found out later was a spot where a hanging tree stood and people where hung. I really should read about places before I visit, but we really didn't know we would end up there anyway. We drove East from there on highway 50 through Lake Tahoe and headed for home after stopping at the Cattlemens Steakhouse for a nice Prime Rib dinner. It was a good day and nice to get out for a change. Driving through the old CA goldrush towns were pretty cool, next time I will have to read up so we can plan our stops and get a better feel of the past. I would like to check out some of the Donner Party sites as well.

Geocaching

Geocaching ??

Hello all –

Sorry it has been so long since I last posted on here! Life gets pretty routine sometimes.
I hope everyone had a “hoppy” Easter!! Tina cooked a very delicious prime rib dinner and then we went on a hunt of our own. Geocaching, ever heard of it? Well for those of you who don’t know this, there are hundreds of thousands of them hidden all over the world. They are a fun way to get out of the house and many of them are as close as your own backyard. You should know however; that if you think you are going to find anything of value with these hidden treasures you are greatly mistaken. We found several of them less than a mile from our house. This sport was created as a game to use with your GPS navigation system and has grown worldwide. To find the “caches” nearest you, or to check it out, go to http://www.geocaching.com/ print out the coordinates and clues of the “caches” you want to go after, then get off the couch and get out there. I probably won’t make a big habit out of this because I’m pretty lazy, but it is kind of fun. They range in size from a film canister to an Ammo box. The larger “caches” contain small trinkets (If you take something, leave something). The contents range from golf balls, small toys etc. so remember the fun is in finding it, not profiting from it. Although Tina’s brother did find a brand new dog collar in one of them.
I read about a multi-cache in the Winnemucca area that takes you on a historical tour and lands you at the Winnemucca Hotel for a “Picon”. That one sounded pretty fun. Anyway, I thought I would share this with you in the event that you can’t find anything on television and just wanted to get out of the house. If you get real ambitious, some of them may take you on a pretty good hike so make sure and check the difficulty and terrain ratings on the website.

Oh by the way, if you find a travel bug, only take it if you are planning on leaving it at another cache. These are not for anyone to keep. They travel from country to country, cache to cache.

Reno/Sparks Area Caches

Winnemucca Area Caches
Las Vegas Area Caches
Castle Rock Area Caches