Sky Watch #9
Rainclouds hover over the historic town of Virgina City, Nevada.
Virginia City, Nevada is roughly 20 miles from Reno and is one of major tourist destinations in the area receiving about 2+ million visitors yearly.
It was a boomtown during the Comstock Lode silver strike. Now the whole town is like a huge museum. The entire Virginia City was declared a historic landmark in 1961. Stroll and enjoy the well preserved buildings, play slots, peek into the many interesting shops, say a prayer or two at the first Catholic church in Nevada (St. Mary in the Mountains, see the belltower?), eat scone and sip latte at the cafes housed inside beautiful old buildings, sample crazy flavors of salt water taffy. Two things you wont see here: fastfood restaurants and chain stores. Yay!
As a reporter for the Territorial Enterprise newspaper, Samuel Clemens first used his popular pen name: MARK TWAIN. So some say this is the birthplace of Mark Twain.
This will be the first in the series of Virginia City, which I visited during our Memorial Day road trip.
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That really is a nice photograph. It looks so nice but expect a downpour any minute.
ReplyDeleteHi there! Wonderful photo. The town against the stormy sky makes me thrill. As if it is a haunted place:-) Have a nice day and happy SWF:-)
ReplyDeleteThat must be living history - and no fast-food - great!
ReplyDeleteThat is one rich photo. Ethereal!
ReplyDeleteM, looks as though the sky sucked off the life from those plants...they are colored in ash! Very nice one!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting shot with so much character and so much terrific info to go along with it! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI love your photo it is really nicely done
ReplyDeletethat is a beautiful picture. well done
ReplyDeleteNo fast food or chain stores? Rare indeed!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture. Didn't the Cartwrights (Bonanza) always travel into Virginia City when they needed supplies? I've never been to VC, but I hope to visit some day.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture and what a bonus, no fast food outlets!
ReplyDeleteVery nice photograph!
ReplyDeleteVery nice sky watch!
ReplyDeleteA step back in time to a slower pace and real food! Wonderful!!
ReplyDeletegreat shot looks like a great place to live too!
ReplyDeleteYeah - that is so nice !!!
ReplyDeleteOminous looking sky. We have a Virginia City too!
ReplyDeleteIntriguing place. The clouds make it even more intruiguing! Good shot!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photo! Looks so mystical and wonderful! Great job...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit and the kind comment. I have always been a Twain fan, since my childhood.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great view of the city and the Sky, nicely done with the story.
ReplyDeleteThat sky looks quite ominous. Lovely photo.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful 'sky and town' photo. It doesn't look like a major tourist place, so you made me curious what there is to see, and yes, that sounds inviting (not that I will ever get there :-) but interesting to know !)
ReplyDeleteLooks like here right now - except that it already rains...
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!
Cheers, Klaus
Have to come back fro more! ;)
Beautiful setting i love going to Virginia City, did you know there is a Virginia City in Montana which is actually nicer than this one
ReplyDeleteGreat shot. I like silhouette Church.
ReplyDeleteLooks like we sent our rain east. Thanks for visiting my site.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful skyline of an intersting old city, the stormy sky sure adds atmosphere. Thanks for sharing and thanks for your kind comments on my post earlier.
ReplyDeleteThis is really neat. On first glance I thought it was a village in England or somewhere in Europe. What a surprise to see it's in Nevada. Great capture! Thanks for coming by to visit!
ReplyDeleteDamatic is the word for this. Those clouds do look fit to burst.
ReplyDeleteVery dramatic, like the way the church stands out against the stormy sky.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful historic Virginia City against the backdrop of this thick blanket of storm clouds is spectacular!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comments on my "ominous clouds"!
Even though the skies are gray, it's still makes a beautiful picture ;)
ReplyDeleteThis place gets a lot of tourists!
ReplyDeleteHappy SWF. Did you get that rain?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful image and thanks so much for the history behind it!
ReplyDeleteStormy clouds. Very nice.
BEAUTIFUL!!
ReplyDeletehave a nice weekend! =O)
Great picture
ReplyDeleteLandscape, townscape and a great sky! Wonderful indeed, as well as the charm of the place itself.
ReplyDeleteYour choice of picture is perfect, and the information is excellent.. I have really enjoyed reading this.. great posting.
ReplyDeleteI like heavy sky with rainclouds. Your photo is just beautiful with the church and houses around!
ReplyDeleteThat's just great....Nevada, huh? My first thought was that it was somewhere in Europe...
ReplyDeletecloudy..n followed by stormy rain..i guess... neway..nice one
ReplyDeleteOh we recognise clouds like that! They are here right now getting ready for the holiday weekend!
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This is a great photo
ReplyDeletewonderful view and the sky so beautiful, great photo..
ReplyDeleteVery stormy looking there. pretty shot.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot and ty for sharing that interesting bit of history.
ReplyDeleteThis pic is almost like strong colours have been syphoned out and just subtle touches of tones are left! Really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to do some spooking around Virginia City sometime...
ReplyDeleteI'm familiar with Bodie, and a few of the other ghost-towns, but never really have explored Virginia City...
A beautiful painterly scene.
ReplyDeletelooks like a post card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture~fantastic rain clouds~send a few my way..:)
ReplyDeleteHappy sky~watching!
Cat
Looks like an interesting town. When I first saw it, it reminded me of Luderitz in Namibia. It was built on diamonds and fish.
ReplyDeleteNice shot - I woyuld like to wander through the streets of Virginia City
Nice shot, and nice to get the histori
ReplyDeleteIt's good that such a lovely place is preserved.
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