Sunday, January 19, 2014

Off the Steamboat Ditch Trail: a once-yellow-painted concrete arrow helped airmail pilots finding their transcontinental route

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The history of the Emigrant Trail and the fate of the Donner Party around Donner Lake and Roller Pass south of today's Mt. Judah Loo...
Sunday, January 5, 2014

Walking through time from Kingston Saint Mary to Kilve Beach in Somerset, England

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The Quantock Hills , or Quantocks for short, are carboniferous limestone and sandstone formations in southwestern England—at least 350 mil...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Are there skiing petroglyphs in western North America?

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How did skiing evolve? Humans have always been on the move. And through snow, they often moved by skiing —maybe. In various parts of Eurasi...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Archeological discoveries around the Thomas Creek Trailhead southwest of Reno, Nevada

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Archeological sites and artifacts, including petroglyphs , are an important legacy of the cultural heritage of the Washoe People and other...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Thomas Creek Trail leading through a golden tunnel of quaking aspens

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Quaking aspen trees often grow in communal groves near creeks or streams. Thomas Creek southwest of Reno, Nevada, is such an environment...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

The first steps on the Rim to Reno Trail: from the Thomas Creek trailhead to the Dry Pond Trail

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The Rim to Reno Trail is a long hiking trail traversing the Mount Rose Summit and Bronco Creek area in the Carson Range, from where it ...
Monday, October 28, 2013

The upper portion of the Rim to Reno Trail

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The Rim to Reno Regional Trail System includes trails open for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding; while some sections are ...