The road to Virginia City, Nevada, winds above Reno through the terra-cotta-colored Virginia Mountain Range. The area is populated by wild horses, often seen grazing along the side of the road.

Virginia City was the Home and Gardening Television (HGTV's) pick for Nevada's best small town to visit during Christmastime. This ranking was part of HGTV's "50 Favorite Small Towns to Visit for ...

"Streeter Blair, 1888-1966: First Retrospective Exhibit," Beverly Hills, CA: Sari Heller Gallery, 1967. "Streeter Blair, 1888-1966, American Primitive," Beverly Hills, CA: Sari Heller Gallery, 1969.

This column originally appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal on Dec. 2, 2004. Tourists by the thousands flock to Virginia City every year in search of the Wild West and evidence of Mark Twain's time on ...

Eventually, the mines were depleted, and most people left as quickly as they came. But not everyone moved on. Today, Virginia City is a National Historic District with more than 400 19th-century ...