NEVADA POSTAL PROJECT

you really can't see the place until you've left. in amongst the sagebrush clenched in the sandy soil, clatters of scree that may descend...

This post continues the story from last week's post, all about the little town of Smith, Cherokee the friendly postal clerk, and hints of...

We must not call Smith Valley remote. One may drive there in less than two hours from the Truckee Meadows, or in less than an hour from...

When we visited Fernley, nearly a month ago, we talked about two questions for puzzling out Nevada’s rural towns: why is this town here?...

One spring, many years ago, a bearded Norwegian-American known as Snowshoe Thompson strapped long, heavy Nordic skis to his boots and set...

When we drive through towns in the West, we sometimes ask a pair of related questions. Why does this town exist? How does this town...

The road to Gerlach is long. From Nixon, it’s 60 miles of seamed, scarred two-lane state highway. State Route 447 runs north out of the...

The De Jongs are off on a mission to visit all 128 post offices in the Sagebrush State over the next few years. Join us as we share...