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ELKO — Forty years ago, ninety percent of the sheep herders in the Great Basin were of Basque heritage. In a period of six years, Basque sheep herders in the region had dropped to fourteen percent.
Kent McAdoo will tell the story of the Basques in the Great Basin through the contributions the Basque community has made...
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Tahoe Meadows to Chickadee Ridge
One of the wonderful things about living in Reno is that there are great opportunities nearby to hike in the summer and go snow shoeing in the winter. Last Thursday I went for my first snowshoeing outing of the winter. My friend Linda had only been on snow shoes once...
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Images from the 2010 Fire and Ice festival, held January 16 and 17 in Ely, Nevada are courtesy of Steve Weaver, Nevada State Parks, and Kevin Sullivan, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
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LOVELOCK, Nev. – It’s eternal—love that is, and even more so when it’s locked at Lovers Lock Plaza in Lovelock, Nev., home to the nation’s only love-locking “eternal” chain. This Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2010, at 11 a.m. lovers are invited to join other couples for the Plaza’s 4th Lovers Lock Anniversary...
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Take part in the contest of Lake Tahoe vs. Utah starting Jan. 27 by friending the Roaming Gnome on Facebook
After weeks of isolation caused by early winter storms, The Travelocity Roaming Gnome is breaking his seclusion, determined to find a cure for cabin fever. Encouraging other travelers to do the same, the...
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“The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority is asking all Lake Tahoe lovers near and far to friend the Roaming Gnome and vote to get him to Lake Tahoe for a winter ski getaway,” said Michael Thomas, executive director of marketing, RSCVA. “Lake Tahoe lovers know there’s no better place to ski and have fun.”
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I thought about titling this post Sacramento Through the Back Door, a take off on Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door. My back pack was packed and it was on my back as I got on the bus at the Reno Amtrak station.
My oldest daughter lives in Oakland. We recently decided to meet...
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Google strategist Ryan Denny will reveal 10 quick ways to succeed in online advertising when he addresses the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s (NCOT) 20th annual Rural Roundup conference in Winnemucca March 24-26, Lt. Gov. Brian K. Krolicki announced today.
Denny, a travel industry advertising expert for the online search...
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ELY — Hundreds were drawn last weekend to Cave Lake State Park and the community of Ely for the 2010 Fire and Ice show. These images are courtesy of Kevin Sullivan, who attended the event.
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Five area professionals will leave Reno this Saturday, Jan. 16, on a four-week cultural exchange to the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamilnadu. The team was selected by representatives of local Rotary clubs and made possible by donations of local Rotarians through The Rotary Foundation. The program is known as Rotary...
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