I was born in Las Vegas and lived there until I was 50. I can't believe how much I missed seeing. I will definitely have to plan some trips. Thank you for sharing you travels. Be safe.
Native Vegan here, we always went to Tahoe etc..never knew anything about Elko Co. until covid and we took the long route home from Tahoe and discovered Elko, Bought a house and living here since. It’s like the feeling Vegas had in the 1970s
A good friend of mine and his wife live in Elko and they've taken us to see Lemoyle and the Ruby Mountains to see the hidden jewels out there. Love going tbrough the shops and restaurants in old downtown Elko. Ate dinner at Star Restaurant. Wonderful food. Im sure there is much more i havent seen yet.
@@GrandAdventure Spent most of 1994 there I loved it . But it was temporary really wanted to stay but came back to So Ca Vegas and Reno are fun but this is way differant great outdoors!
That was great, Marc. I really enjoyed this episode. It showed me a whole different part of Nevada that I was not aware of. The hot springs, glacial lake, and ghost town of Metropolis were extremely interesting and scenic. There is something about your presentation, actually many of your episode presentations, that made me feel at home. No doubt, that's why many of us keep coming back. Thanks for all your efforts to share your adventures. Gord
You're very kind in your praise, Gord -- thank you as always. Our goal is to get off the beaten path as much as possible, and most of Nevada lends itself to that goal very well.
Ohh my gosh, this video brought back sooo many memories. We lived in Elko and then Spring Creek. We traipsed all over looking and finding ghost towns and springs. We used to go up to the top of Lamoille Canyon in july to have a snowball fight bcuz it was so hot in town...lol loved it there! There is a way we took from south of Elko that crossed water and took us all the way to Southfork. Caves, goodness, I can't even name everything!
This is the type of video that convinced me to travel full time. I can’t wait to go west and see all these wonders. There’s something so special about seeing abandoned places and all that history. Love seeing a campground that is not packed and on top of each other. Kayak is definitely your happy place - we do miss our canoe. And what a beautiful sunset. We feel so bad for everyone affected by the fires. It must have been frightening. Glad you saw blue sky. I wish more abandoned places were preserved with signs giving the history. I bet those buildings in Metropolis were amazing when first built. I have never been in a hot spring! That looks amazing. What a great trip. Stay safe 🤗 Alice
Thanks so much Alice! The funny thing is that most through-travelers on I-80 assume that there's nothing out there near Elko. From the highway it just looks like empty desert; however, as you've seen there's a ton to see and do in that area. It just takes a bit of imagination.
Watching Grand adventures has become my look forward to event every week. I look forward to doing many of the adventure that Mark shows us and we love the comments and history . I hope that you do more.
You obviously missed out walking through the heart of Historical Elko! Elko is adorned with statue like painted Centenial Boots and Murals that have been an ongoing endeavor of renowned artists visiting the town. As a person who has traveled through both continents of Europe and America (from Nova Scotia to Southern South America), I was pleasantly surprised with the array of eateries. Basque favorites (Ogi, Toki Ona, and The Star) Italian (Luciano's), Middle Eastern (Odeh's) Mexican (La Fiesta), Japanese (Blue Moon) and American Western, (Cook's Steakhouse and Saloon), Breakfast favorites (Dreez and McAdoos) and even British Pasty shop (BJ Bull Bakery) just to name a few. Cultural events like the Wine Walk, Hot Balloon Festival, Classic Car Festival, Murals Festival, Cowboy Poetry Reading, and Ghost Tour show off the town's great community vibe. Art galleries like the Duncan Gallery, Clearly Nevada Art Gallery, Halleck Bar Gallery, Convention Center, and the Northeastern Nevada Museum have wonderful expos. The new Elko Dog Park is a great place to give your pet a break for socializing as well. For outdoors the Wild Horse State Park area was the perfect getaway during the wildfires with cabins and RV spots for campers. Further North on 220, the beautiful flowing brooks ride along natural greenery towards the nearly abandoned Mountain City. Just be sure to have sufficient fuel before leaving Elko township, since there are no fuel stations near. If you want to check any of these before you go, there is a handy Everything Elko App and website.
That's what's wonderful about traveling this nation by vehicle, there is beauty to see everywhere. Those hot springs are our favorites of any we've found thus far.
I live in the Elko area and I can honestly say that I never knew of those hot springs. We are going to head there in a couple of weeks. Thank you for pointing them out!
How cool is that!? If we can show a local something new, we did our job. Great hearing from you Gregory, thank you. Those are probably our favorite hot springs that we've encountered thus far.
Thanks Chris! Depending on where you're headed, you may be interested that we keep an interactive travel episode map of the US on our website GrandAdventure.tv. It makes it super simple to find episodes in the area you'll be traveling in.
Hi Marc…thank you for this video! It is a great video of stuff that really is off the beaten track. That valley that you couldn’t get to looks stunning!
@@GrandAdventure it is definitely odd to see elko from an outside perspective. I would definitely reccomend going to jarbage at some point, it's a little difficult to get to, but no harder than the hot springs, and it's a very beautiful area
@@codeattackero7techno128 very cool, thanks for the tip! I'd never before noticed Jarbidge on the map but it looks fascinating. The closest thing we have to a home town is SLC, so it's close to our winter domicile and therefore we'll surely be back.
Thanks for showing us the smoke map! I've never used that before. Will definitely come in handy from now on!!! This was another spectacular video of an area we haven't been to yet. Can't wait to visit it someday.
Nice video Marc, interesting area, looks like you, Patricia, and Zoey really enjoyed the hot springs, that was good that they allowed dogs in the spring pools, travel safe 👍
Well Gooollly !! Waiting ALL week for this !! Wednesdays premiere,. Wish I was tagging along,. But I have work to do in the MIcro Lab. Ugh,. One day soon., My Walker Hound “Annie” would love to swim in the springs. Having my horses and dogs happy makes me happy. Anyway loved the review and hope to see the place, in person, soon. Until then please keep the posts coming. Happy Trails !!
i dont know what happened but i couldnt find any of your videos for quite a long time. they even stopped showing up in my subscribed videos. just to let you know that today this video showed up in my feed. what a video to start back with. just awesome. you are getting better with age.
Sorry you were not able to see Lamoille Canyon, but to no surprise you found other interesting sites. We were not able to find Angel Lake when we were there, but we didn’t try too hard. It was the end of the day and the rain clouds came down and poured on us. The hot springs looked great! Thanks, Ram 🤙🏼👍🏽
Thanks as always Ram! It's a shockingly under-rated area, which is one of the things that we loved about it. The Lamoille Canyon closure just gives us a good reason to go back, and it's so close to our home base.
We're glad to see you were able to visit the area. That's crazy to hear about the road into Lamoille Canyon! Sorry you weren't able to see it this time but the surrounding area looked great. I'm sad we missed the hot springs and Angel Lake!
Thanks NSA! I read a USFS press release on the current status www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/htnf/alerts-notices/?aid=68073, and while they've since reopened the lower half of the road the upper half still needs substantial repairs. They got 8 inches of water from July 30-August 1 (a quarter of normal annual precipitation), resulting in 20 debris flows across the road up to 10 feet deep, with culvert damage, etc. as well.
Lived/worked there a few years. Wish I’d never left the tri state area... I thought Angel lake was in Wells on top their mountain. Stocked for fishing. And auto insurance for auto AND RV is ridiculously affordable there compared to my home state Minn. With any good education, jobs in these areas are easy. Small town people have small town thinking with cyclic dysfunctions so be wary and mind your own but I loved my empty nest decade done that way. Hate being back here!
It is indeed a wonderful area. Angel Lake is indeed closer to Wells, as was the hot springs we visited. However, it's still the same general area so we opted to wrap it up into a single video. Thanks so much for watching!
Awesome video! Again we have the same taste in back roads. Elko is an area I have not been. Is in the plans. Your videos are great as we plan a trip. Thank you.
Thanks Marc for the preview of Elko, NV. We are heading there next week for 3 full weeks and will be sure to visit the recreational areas you showed on your video.
Enjoy, and safe travels! We hear that Lamoille Canyon is a don't-miss, and see that the USFS has now reopened the lower half of the road: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/htnf/news-events/?cid=fseprd950185 Hopefully they're reopen it to Trail's End before you leave the area. Have fun!
Lamoille Canyon is now fully open. If you are going to be here three weeks, you should also consider visiting Tuscarora and Jarbidge. Two very interesting ghost towns nestled in the beautiful mountains surrounding Elko.
@@SuperiorSteve4 thanks for the update! Yep, we now see that it reopened two days ago. However, we're now long gone for the area by several weeks. We'll be back, thanks for the ghost town tips.
@@GrandAdventure Thanks for the recommendations. We did drive up to the end of of Lamoille Canyon and visited Angel Lake as well. We kayak South Fork lake on Sunday and will be doing the same at Angel Lake tomorrow. It is really beautiful with the skies finally clear and the Ruby mountains as a back drop.
Always enjoy your view of the natural-side of the US. I passed through Elko waaay back in Jr. High and more recently approached Ruby Lake from the southside -- but didn't quite get there. We camped in Baker and took the Star Train (out of Ely) one evening through the Great Basin for some star gazing! While staying in Baker, we stubbled on Kerouac's Restaurant -- definitely a happy accident -- often the best kind of adventure !
Indeed those are, Dave! Thanks for sharing some great tips from areas just slightly south. We need to get to Ely again for the railroad, museum and Great Basin NP.
Hi Mark. I truly enjoy your videos. I don't travel much any more. The videos make me wanna hit the road again. Love the kayaking scenes. Can you make a video on the items you take with on your kayak trips and certainly, how you get into the kayak.
Hey Stan! Glad that these vids are inspiring you. Perhaps we'll do an episode like that, but getting in is fairly simple. Straddle the kayak (swing your foot across somewhere other than above the cockpit to avoid getting the seat wet), then line your butt up with the cockpit opening and sit down. Then pull your legs in. Doing it this way keeps your weight centered so that you don't tip the boat.
Great video as always Thank you for sharing with us.I have an uncle that lived in Elko for years.He was the one that made me crave to visit the west.My dreams came true this last June and me and my wife spent a month out west from South Carolina. I did not want to come home and now trying to figure out how we can move and keep my small business and see our grandkids regurly.
Thanks John, and we certainly get it. 16 years ago we left the East Coast and made the move to Utah. We never looked back once and I don't think that I could ever live on the EC again.
Gotta admit, not exactly what I expected from Nevada. The hot springs were an unexpected surprise. All and all, better than I thought it would be though but still hard to understand why early settlers thought the area was inhabitable. But then I only spent a week one day in Las Vegas. So who am I to judge!? Thanks for revealing some territory I'll probably never get around to seeing on my western travels.
Hey John! Back then it was all about cheap or free land back then, so for some folks hope sprung eternal. Vegas is very different from the vast majority of Nevada, as it's much lower elevation in the Mojave Desert which really doesn't cover much of Nevada at all. Most of it is high arid desert, much like the area surrounding Elko. There's a lot worthwhile to see across "the rest of" Nevada, so it's possibly worthwhile to re-think those travel plans.
it's been one heck of a smokey summer! and that's a shame you didn't get to go to Lamoille Canyon. looks like a beautiful place. but y'all seem to be making the best of it 😎👍🤠
It is. Hiked all over those mountains as a much younger man. Climbed places I shouldn't have (dangerous), but man, the memories and the beauty were worth it. It is pretty famous with geology folks, too, with its glacial history.
That campground is within a short distance, going to have to stay there next season. Hot springs like this are so fun to run across. We have wanted to visit angel lake for a few years now and i had wondered about the road being steep. Another great episode Marc !
I visited Angle Lake 7 years ago. I don’t remember the access road being paved! You really found some beautiful camping spots during your stay in this area of Nevada!
Thanks Tim! That road to Angel Lake may not have been paved back then, we're really not sure. It's very well paved now, but those steep switchbacks would make me think twice about pulling our fiver up there. There's another USFS campground halfway up at the base of the switchbacks.
I just loved going up there with a local wildlife artist, Darcy Tate. He took me right up to a small gathering of sheep, that were just transplanted to that area. Darcy told me the biggest enemy to the wild sheep were golden eagles, that found the youngsters a tasty treat!
@@RVWagginTails no worries at all. I've been an insurance adjuster for my whole career, specializing in litigated injury third-party liability claims. I basically play poker with someone else's money. 😄
Yep Mary, we were in Twin earlier this summer and got on the river ourselves to paddle up to the base of Shoshone Falls: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S6PLhP_J48w.html
Every week you amaze me with all the beauty you find is such desolate places. I can see you take advantage of the information on The Dyrt Pro. Who is the master researcher and script writer?
You never disappoint me with your content. Visiting the abandoned homesteads, ghost towns, and mining camps are particularly interesting to me. Have you tried using a metal detector to find interesting trinkets? Marc, that farmer's tan is coming along well this summer!
LOL! Forgot to issue the skinny pasty white Italian guy alert. 😎 We're so happy that you enjoy these episodes, Larry. Nope, never got a metal detector -- never had the inclination to, really.
Thank you! Not being a smart aleck, but I assume you mean Angel Lake? If that's the case than sure thing, no problem at all. Paved all the way. I just wouldn't want to tow a large trailer or drive a large motorhome on that road.
Marc, Interesting RV site. Very sandy... were there sand flies? But very nice outdoor covered patio and grill. Unusual setup by the water. Looking forward to hearing your review this evening. I always enjoy Wednesday evenings because of your adventures. Gord
Thanks Gord! We had no bug issues at all, and hung outside most evenings. Being right next to the lake, with the sunset across the lake each night was stupendous.
@@GrandAdventure Great to hear Marc. Ok, this was the place you referred to earlier regarding being on the side of the lake with the sun setting on the far side. Perfect setup for great images refected off the water. Another really interesting setup is the same but with dark intermittent clouds hanging overhead with the sun setting on the far side. This makes for some very dramatic images and contrasts off the water. Gord
You should have gone to Wild Horse. Hate to say it, but you really missed a bunch in my Elko. The museum, the Basque history, cowboy poetry museum. You successfully put a dim light on my town.
Sorry that you felt that way, Scott. As for what we missed, we always leave things on the table for a return visit. With a week in each location and having to work M-F, our opportunities can be limited sometimes.
Why didn't you talk about Carlin? It's very historical and just before Elko. Plus, it has open roads to the Ruby Mountains!!!! And American Indian petroglyphs!
Local here 😊 not too terribly cold when you dress for it! The wind is the real kicker and we get dust devils through the summers because of it as well, but we have a very diverse climate over all. The best part about living here is that the basin is so safe in terms of natural disasters. We will get some land and rock slides, thunderstorms, and rarely some very light earthquakes and light flooding, nothing devastating by far. Our summers get hot, but not as hot as Vegas, and there are activities and pleasant aspects for all of the weather we receive year round.
OK, your videos are very informative and professional. Do you have a video on how to use the app you are selling? Do you have a video on how you research your destination? Thanks again.
Thank you Rick! We haven't done a video on using The Dyrt because it seems pretty straightforward to us. Pick an area and search to see what's available, and filter the results as you wish. If you're boondocking turn on public land map layers to see the boundaries of BLM, USFS and NPS land. We use the trip routing feature to find stops along the way. As for researching the destination, we primarily rely on Google Search and Google Maps to find interesting things to see, do and film.
They were sweet -- well-spaced, excellent bath/shower facilities if you need them, and nearly half are waterfront. There's a limit of 14 days in a 30-day period, and the rangers there run a pretty tight ship. You can learn more here: parks.nv.gov/parks/south-fork
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Well, that depends on your tolerance for heat. It was in the mid to upper 80s for highs, which means that our rig would've been in the 90s inside during the day when I have to work. So yep, we were grateful for the a/c.
The valleys are low elevation so they get hot in summer for sure. Upper 90s to low triple digits are not uncommon. Winters are moderate - not excessively cold but with regular snowfall, similar to Salt Lake City.
How are you doing master Marc actually iam very glad to watch your channel because with every Volg I learned new information exploring unknown places improve our English language as well main points about elko it’s Shoshoni. Natakka. Rock spiled on one another it’s largest city county seat of elko county nevada the economy is based heavily on gold mining ranching casino industry elko is capital of nevada gold belt and home of annual national cowboy poetry gathering since 1985 this festival held each January since 1963 elko host to national basque festival. And home of western folk life center it’s regional mono profit organization there are numbers of casinos as stockmen casino hotel commercial casino home to legal prostitutes contains active brothels. Under nevada law less than 400 000 allowed to license brothels several geothermal attractions ruby mountain lamoille canyon jarbidge wilderness elko is largest city between Salt Lake City Reno located interstate 80 nevada state route 225 mountain high way. Connects elko to owyhee southern Idaho while nevada state route 227 lamoille highway extends southeast to spring creek lamoille bus service available on greyhound lines Amtrak daily California Zephyr provides train passengers
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