There are anniversaries, and then there are anniversaries. It was a year ago, today, when I broke my hip and became a Nevada resident for six weeks.

Some may remember back in the early 1990s, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and myself hosted prehistoric/historic tours.  However, there were always issues as to historic sites, and BLM always said no.  One of those was Great Basin Architecture of abandoned ranches and homesteads, and they said h-ll no. Since BLM staff were paid, and I was a volunteer and after three years, I decided I had enough.

In late August 1996, I conducted a private tour of Great Basin Architecture through eastern Honey Lake Valley and the Smoke Creek Desert. It was very entertaining to say the least.

The adventure was an overnight camping affair. Participants had the luxury to play a round of golf, on a specially designed golf course. This course had its own hazards, but at least was a bit safer than the previous year’s golf tournament held at Skedaddle Dam.

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