Virginia City, NV Cemetary

[Yldrosie]

I put some of these in General Chat, but thought some folks here might enjoy them. VC is the heart of the Comstock, and still enjoys a sembalence of the old West.

[Jalopy]

Interesting Landscape. I cannot imagine living there.

[Irish Pixie]

Originally Posted by Jalopy

Interesting Landscape. I cannot imagine living there.

I thought the same thing, Jalopy (where are the trees!) it's as foreign to me as the moon and just about as appealing.

[fordy]

.............I'd enjoy living there , high and dry although , I'm looking for elevation(s) no higher than 5,000 feet ! I plan on staying where I am for atleast two more years so I can get some purchases paid off then I'll beable to escape . This all contingent upon my health two years into the future . , fordy

[SFM in KY]

Great photos of the graveyard and for me, familiar desert landscape.

It took me a couple of years to adjust to 'barren desert' when I moved from MT to NV (Las Vegas) but once I got out in the desert, away from the city, I learned how interesting it could be. It looks barren to a MT native ... and I suspect even more so to someone from the midwest or east ... but it is fascinating. Hidden springs and seeps where wildlife gather to drink, an incredible geology ... lots of things to see if you learn where and how to look.

[pamda]

My daughter moved to Reno, to be closer to her birth father...She loves VC. And she will more than likely be there today. Any chance she gets. I would be very unhappy there. Too barren. But I dislike Reno and that whole area, minus Tahoe..there I could be happy..Thanks for the photos, cemetarys are interesting,no matter where they are.

[Jerngen]

I would love to go visit some day

[Yldrosie]

Yes, Sharon, lots to see. The big piles of dirt are tailings from 100 + year old mines. There are gold and silver mines all over. History just bursting at the seams. Many of the first millionaires started out here. Mark Twain worked here too.

I love it here. You can see for miles and there are places where you can be in minutes and there is no one around for miles. No humidity, and no fleas. Few bugs of any kind.

Go north of Reno and you have the Black Rock desert, now famous for the Burning Man Festival. Not to mention the herds of wild horses and burros.

I hope lots of people don't like it here. Makes it better for those of us who do.

[NickieL]

I've been there and had a great tiem exploring the old graves

[StaceyS]

I live fairly close by, it is amazing! Thanks for posting the pictures :-)

[Dusky Beauty]

I lived in Winnemucca, and didn't care for the landscape one bit, but visiting Virginia City or hiking in the canyons among the creeks and the willows got me through it
VC is certainly the most interesting thing there... Ft. Churchill a ways outside of Fernley is also a great site for history buffs.

The ruins are of a pre civil war territorial fort where the 1st and 2nd US Dragoons were stationed until they were recalled back to participate in the War Between the States and rebranded as the 1st and 2nd US Cavalry... much to the dismay of the previous 1st and 2nd Cav that was bumped down to the 5th US as I recall. My stepfather made the historic reproductions the museum mannequins wear.

Lots of neat stories at that fort...

Like the one of the laundress who died while her husband was on Indian patrols and was lain out for funeral preparation by the other laundresses... and was found to be a man!!!
When word reached the husband, he shot himself. That's the stuff ghost stories are made of!!

The campground is pretty sweet too... tall cottonwoods. Take your mosquito repellent.