I think we got pretty lucky on my first visit to the annual Reno air races. Thunderstorms in the mountains and the high winds in the valley areas which had begun to dog the end of the week gave way to a pretty perfect Saturday afternoon . With temperatures in the mid 60’s and barely a trace […]
Photographs of the 25th Anniversary of The Great Reno Balloon Race held Annually in Reno Nevada. 2006 Baloon Race Photos, Pictures and Review of the Show. This is my first experience of the balloon races and boy was I impressed. Worth getting up at 3am for!
The Best In The West Nugget Rib Cook-Off is held every year over the Labor Day Weekend in downtown Reno, Nevada and brings together some of the best Rib cooks and barbeque chefs from all over the United States as well as some great live acts in one of Nevada’s best open air festivals and the biggest rib cook-off in America. This report from a first-time visitor.
My nephew has been staying with us the last few days so we have been checking out some of the local attractions for kids around the Reno, Nevada area. Today our excursions took us to the Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center currently located on the campus of UNR (University of Northern Nevada) although potentially set […]
The National Automobile Museum of Nevada houses the remains of the Harrah Collection (175 vintage cars dating back to 1892) and more. Recently I visited the museum in downtown Reno and was hugely impressed. Read more about the museum and the history of Harrah’s automobile collection here.
