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This guide, drawn from our complete guide to the Sierra Nevada, focuses on Tahoe, Reno, Carson City, Virginia City and their surroundings. Between Mt. Whitney and Lake Tahoe is the real Sierra Nevada, a land of granite, glacial ice and alpine lakes. Here you will see forests of large sequoias, wildflowered meadows and steep V-shaped river canyons. You'll read about the local background and get basic travel information, from contact statistics and addresses for travel and leisure bureaus and outfitters to airlines and rentals cars. You'll discover the cities and attractions, like the best lodging and eating out spots. The experience sections are filled with detailed advice about how to explore the spot by walking, on horseback, on water, on wheels and on snow. Carson City is Nevada's talk about capital. The city was named following the famous scout, Set up Carson, who explored a lot of this area. And then you can find Virginia City, which has been restored to its past boomtown appearance, once the domain name of Bret Harte and Make Twain. By 1859, thousands of miners still sought gold in european areas where the steel could be retrieved from streams or hillsides. But the gold was participating in out in most places and miners were anxious to find new options. Miners experienced long complained in regards to a troublesome blue fine sand that blocked their rockers and that they discarded. That worthless "blue stuff" turned out to be rich in gold and silver as well, and worth a fortune. Today the reach is recognized as the Comstock Lode. This guide tells you about any of it all, with color photos throughout.
