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Pony Express Territory
Scattered along US Highway 50 are the ruins of old Pony Express Stations, as well as the mining towns of Eureka and Austin. The road also passes through the town of Fallon and the lush Lahontan Valley – the site of the first reclamation project in America. The Forty-Mile Desert has been transformed into productive ranchlands.
Also on US Highway 50 is the old mining town of Austin, founded by a former Pony Express rider. Eureka was a boomtown of the 1870s lead and silver mining period, and is well preserved to this day. Across nine mountain ranges lies Ely, gateway to one of the country’s least crowded National Parks, Great Basin National Park. Attractions here include the spectacular rock formations of the Lehman Caves; the East Ely Railroad Depot Museum, where visitors can learn of the mining and transport heritage of the region; the Eureka Sentinel Museum, located in the home of the town’s longest-running newspaper, with displays of the lead and silver mining era; Grimes Point Archaeological Site, with a trail through boulders covered with petroglyphs; and the Hidden Cave, an ancient storage site for local Native Americans, located near Fallon.
SPECIAL EVENTS: May 2003 Spring Wings Festival, Fallon; Nevada Open Road Challenge (car rally and show), Ely. Jun Fallon Air Show. Jun-Jul Silver State International Rodeo, Fallon. Jul All Indian Stampede and Pioneer Days, Fallon; All-Indian Stampede and Pioneer Days (includes rodeo, parade, pow-wow, Native American hand games, arts and crafts), Fallon. Aug Eureka County Fair, Eureka; Arts in the Park (art and craft festival), Ely; White Pine County Fair and White Pine County Horse Races, Ely. Aug-Sep Heart of Gold Cantaloupe Festival, Fallon.
TRAVEL: The regional airport is Yelland Field Airport in Ely which has good connections to destinations throughout the USA.
CLIMATE: The summer weather is hot, reaching temperatures of 92°F (33ºC) in Fallon. In winter temperatures drop below 20°F (-7ºC).
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