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Standing in the Rain with Wild Horses

October 16, 2018 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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Four months without a rain drop. Now a storm was finally coming in. A big one. Soft, diffuse light begged to be honored, courtesy of the now-unfamiliar cloud cover I hadn't seen in months. I … [Read more...] about Standing in the Rain with Wild Horses

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: horses, nevada, virginia city, wild horses

Virginia City’s Testicle Festival

March 27, 2018 By Val Weston 2 Comments

I decided to get brave. You know, braver than barreling down a racetrack on a camel's back. Plus, the timing finally worked out. I'm usually back east for young George's birthday when Virginia City is … [Read more...] about Virginia City’s Testicle Festival

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: nevada, virginia city

Nevada: What You’re Missing

October 24, 2017 By Val Weston 2 Comments

I admit it—I never gave Nevada more than a passing thought before George requested a birthday geocaching adventure back in 2012. With that trip, limited to the southern part of the Silver State, … [Read more...] about Nevada: What You’re Missing

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: adventure, camel races, exploration, great basin, great basin national park, history, nevada, virginia city, wild horses

Tales from the Chute: The 2017 Virginia City Camel and Ostrich Races

September 26, 2017 By Val Weston 4 Comments

It's the second weekend in September and I'm in the center of the arena at the Virginia City Camel and Ostrich Races once again. After our brief interviews for the spectators, Joe Hedrick, the … [Read more...] about Tales from the Chute: The 2017 Virginia City Camel and Ostrich Races

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: camel, camel racing, horses, nevada, virginia city, virginia city camel and ostrich races

A Camel Walks into a Saloon

August 14, 2017 By Val Weston 4 Comments

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It's another severe clear summer day on the Comstock. I’m at the end of the bar nursing a cold beer. I’ve earned a drink or two to quench my thirst after racing camels all day in the high … [Read more...] about A Camel Walks into a Saloon

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: camel races, nevada, virginia city, virginia city camel and ostrich races

Riding in the Virginia City Camel and Ostrich Races

October 25, 2016 By Val Weston 6 Comments

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Joe Hedrick wasn't kidding. Camel racing isn't for wussies. That's what he told us in our introduction at Virginia City's 57th International Camel and Ostrich Races. Along with my fellow … [Read more...] about Riding in the Virginia City Camel and Ostrich Races

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized Tagged With: camel, camel races, nevada, virginia city, virginia city camel and ostrich races

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