N is for Nevada
I can't really say exactly why, but I just love Nevada. We live less than two hours from Reno, and it is often the springboard for great adventures throughout the state. I love visiting the desert and the high mountains both. I love touring across the empty lands and staring up into the big, huge, blue skies.
I love the Wild West history and lore:
Goldfield Hotel side view
The abandoned Goldfield hotel
I love being able to see mustangs in the wild:
A small band outside Virginia City
I love the crazy events they put on over there, like Hot August Nights:
I have driven across Nevada in a blizzard and snowboarded on the slopes. It's cold, it's hot, there's blowing sand, there's snakes and bugs and still I find it all very beautiful.
A storm descending upon Lake Tahoe
Frequent viewers might recognize one or two of these photos, for they are among the best in my collection of Nevada shots, more of which will follow in the future, I'm sure!
I love the Wild West history and lore:
Goldfield Hotel side view
The abandoned Goldfield hotelI love being able to see mustangs in the wild:
A small band outside Virginia City
I love the crazy events they put on over there, like Hot August Nights:
I have driven across Nevada in a blizzard and snowboarded on the slopes. It's cold, it's hot, there's blowing sand, there's snakes and bugs and still I find it all very beautiful.
A storm descending upon Lake Tahoe
Frequent viewers might recognize one or two of these photos, for they are among the best in my collection of Nevada shots, more of which will follow in the future, I'm sure!
posted by Birdsong | 1:40 PM
11 Comments:
OOooo, thanks for the virtual trip to Nevada! I've never been (I'm terribly untraveled).
Makes me want to take a road trip! Especially to see Wild Mustangs :-)
I think I like the buttes up by Snowville the very most. The land has a sacred, still feel to it. --Syl
I recognize a couple of the photos! The one of Lake Tahoe is fairly recent, yes? I've only been to Las Vegas. Reno and 'Ginny City in Nevada, but they are all a blast!
I love your photos. They capture more than words or a story. I wouldn't even share the photo of the horses... it would have gone to the printers, blown up and hanging on my wall, for only myself and company to enjoy. I love that photo!
I love hearing of your travels!
Christine
I like Nevada as well. I've been there the most, other than Oregon, and love Lake Tahoe, some of the small historic towns, and wildlife. Beautiful pictures!
Out here in the midwest, there just isn't the same kind of open space you get in Nevada. You picked a great state to feature as "N"!
Nice pictures! My parents are driving across NV right now, coming back from a visit to my aunt's in ID.
Your posts are poetic photography for me.
I'm going to be in Lake Tahoe next week for a writers' retreat (or is that "at Lake Tahoe"?) so I'll be able to see some of that scenery for myself.
It is great to hear other folks appreciate the state I have grown to love! I moved to Reno 10 years ago and I can't imagine living anywhere else.
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