Tales of a Technogypsie

Gerlach, Nevada, USA: Gerlach was founded with the construction of the Feather River Route of the Western Pacific Railroad from 1905-1909. Very much tied with Empire, Gerlach is the larger of the two towns on the edige of Black Rock Desert. Combined population with Empire is about 500 according to the 2000 Census. Both towns [...]

Empire, Nevada, U.S.A.: Very much tied to “Gerlach“, Empire is the smallest of the two towns on the edge of the Black Rock Desert. It is the classic company town of the United States Gypsum Corporation which owns all property and buildings in Empire. This was the longest continually operating gypsum mine in the U.S. [...]

Pyramid Lake Reservation* Nevada, United States of America * One of Nevada’s stunning natural beauties is “Pyramid Lake” on the Pyramid Lake Reservation that is a remnant of the 890+ feet deep Pleistocene Lake that geologists call “Lake Lahontan”. The lake is fed by the Truckee River after leaving Lake Tahoe upstream and has no [...]

Nevada, United States of America: Cities: Black Rock City Empire Gerlach Pyramid Lake Reservation West Wendover Events: Burning Man Nevada is an atypical “Wild West” state of the U.S. that still embraces its history and outlaw appeal with legalized gambling, prostitution, lenient marriage and divorces, and rustic liberal freedoms. The term “Nevada” comes from the [...]

Oregon, United States of Americawww.oregon.gov Cities: Portland Events: Faerieworlds Parks and Recreation: Breitenbush River and Detroit Lake Breitenbush Hotsprings Resources: Oregon TG Links Oregon is also known as the “Beaver State”. The earliest known use of the name “Oregon” was spelled as “Ouragon” by Major Robert Rogers in his 1765 petition to the Kingdom of [...]

Idaho, United States of Americawww.idaho.gov Resources: Technogypsie.com Idaho Articles State Parks: Malad River and Gorge Idaho, “The Potato State” is also called the “Spud Government” and the “Gem State”. Its name may have the result of a hoax, the “Idahoax” which is disputed. However its true name’s origin is unknown. Some say “Idaho” came from [...]

Utah, United States of America* www.utah.gov * Monuments: Devil’s Slide Parks: Arches National Park Canyonland National Park Resources: Utah TG Links Utah is known as the “Beehive State” as well as the “Mormon State”. The name “Utah” comes from the name of the Ute Tribe meaning “People of the Mountains”. Its largest city is “Salt [...]

Entering Wyoming from Colorado, 8/31/10 Wyoming, United States of America* http://wyoming.gov * About Wyoming Cities: Evanston Green River Rock Springs Parks: Firehole Canyon Campground Resources: Wyoming Index at Technogypsie.com Otherwise known as “The Cowboy State” or “Big Wyoming”, the State of Wyoming is one of the last stands of the Wild West and is located [...]