I have been wanting to go check out some ghost towns and hot springs up in Nevada that I haven't seen much info on. So here is what I found today.







The next spot was along side a highway and has gotten a lot of vandalism. Still pretty cool though.






Found a nice improved hot spring with up front parking



Next was another ghost town




I think if I would have taken any longer to leave these guys would have jumped into the plane with me.

Must have been good values in the ground to warrant living in such a desolate place!


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Marietta is a cool spot. We've had a gaggle or two in there before.



Gump


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Great finds Justin! Keep them coming... Lots around here too, but the good ones I haven't had the Kahones to try landing at, yet.

I have quite the list. Exploring Nevada is going to take a while!

dudestickle wrote:

The graffiti on the left is actually kinda cool looking, although I wish the artist had done it somewhere more appropriate.

Cool to see the burros. I guess they've been known to foul waterholes used by desert sheep etc. -- in fact, it used to be pretty common (and legal) to shoot them, but they're probably protected now. I know a lot of people regard them as pests, but when I was a kid my favorite aunt & uncle had some burros that they used for packing up into the Olympics, so I've always had a soft spot for them.

hotrod180 wrote:
The graffiti on the left is actually kinda cool looking, although I wish the artist had done it somewhere more appropriate.

I don't have much of an eye for form I think. I can't make heads nor tails of it. What does it say?

Mister701 wrote:

hotrod180 wrote:
The graffiti on the left is actually kinda cool looking, although I wish the artist had done it somewhere more appropriate.

I don't have much of an eye for form I think. I can't make heads nor tails of it. What does it say?

"Don't shoot the burros"

Yeah, those Marietta burros are my buddys. Bunch of moochers all of them.

Gump


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GumpAir wrote:Marietta is a cool spot. We've had a gaggle or two in there before.



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am I seeing Tim , Pops , Banks and a dog named Tipsy in that picture?

I set out to do that once upon a time but I let life get in the way and I didn't get too far
Go for it Justin. I think you are a closet Nevadan. Can you see Nevada from the top of those towers?
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since I joined nevada backroads i've been wanting to tour the state more... would be nice to have a list of landable towns ruins and old mines to visit by air since i don't have a jeep....

Yup, and Mark and Tristano. First Annual Marietta Wild Burro Fly-In. Floyd and Sue showed up later in their camper.

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I remember that i wanted to make it but some bull S"+@t came up..and I couldn't...where is Marrieta on a sectional....is there a strip or just a dirt road...

m_moyle wrote:Must have been good values in the ground to warrant living in such a desolate place!


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Either that or "Airpark living on the cheap". Doesn't appear any more desolate than my new home.

iceman wrote:I remember that i wanted to make it but some bull S"+@t came up..and I couldn't...where is Marrieta on a sectional....is there a strip or just a dirt road...

Just a dirt road. Runs east to west, about 1,500 feet usable. The old strip runs north/south. Land east of the ruins.

Marietta is about 20 miles southwest of Mina, shows as Teal's Marsh on a lot of maps.

Gump

iceman wrote:I remember that i wanted to make it but some bull S"+@t came up..and I couldn't...where is Marrieta on a sectional....is there a strip or just a dirt road...

Butch. You need to de-bull shit a little. Your a hard guy to connect with.

Northern Nevada is beautiful this time of year!

OregonMaule wrote:

iceman wrote:I remember that i wanted to make it but some bull S"+@t came up..and I couldn't...where is Marrieta on a sectional....is there a strip or just a dirt road...

Butch. You need to de-bull shit a little. Your a hard guy to connect with.

hey I make it when I can....

I always thought it would be fun to overlay a map of ghost towna, and hotspring, then land the ones ya could and explore. Probly be a fun monthor so.
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