Winnemucca Blog

WeatherBill did a comprehensive rainfall study in which they analyzed weather data from across the United States over the last 30 years.
Unsurprisingly, three of the top ten driest cities are in Nevada. Winnemucca is number 6.

Las Vegas, Nevada
Bakersfield, California
Winslow, Arizona
Reno, Nevada
Phoenix, Arizona
Winnemucca, Nevada
Yakima, Washington
Grand Junction, Colorado […]

Since The-OnRamp.net’s webcam hasn’t updated since early 2004, I’ve been on the lookout for a new Winnemucca webcam. I’m happy to report I finally found one at Lowry HS.:

Associated Press:
When Congress targeted Nevada as the nation’s nuclear waste dumping ground, the state didn’t have the political power to say no.
Twenty years later, the most ardent foe of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump is about to become U.S. Senate majority leader. Nevada Democratic U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s new job, which gives him control […]

Zack Sheppard:
I did a search for Winnemucca on YouTube and found this pretty bad ass video someone made of a lightsaber battle filmed on the mountains around Water Canyon.

You have got to watch this video!
It’s been nearly a week since I did the exact same search on YouTube! and found this video, but for whatever […]

Landscape:
Giant capital letters adorn hillsides near many cities and towns in the American West. These letters, typically constructed of whitewashed or painted stones or of concrete, are cultural signatures. They serve as conspicuous symbols of community and institutional identity, and they represent an idea, perhaps traceable to a single point of origin, that diffused quickly […]

Reno Gazette-Journal :
Gracie is graduating from apple sauce to apples.
However, blueberries have become her favorite whole food.
The North American black bear, who arrived at Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary & Nature Center three months ago, has almost tripled in size.
She also has a dog as a cage companion.
The orphan bear is now 5 1/2 months […]

DirtBikeMagazine:
Bridgestone-shod rider Russ Pearson clinched his first AMA National Hare & Hound Championship at Winnemucca, Nevada. Pearson took the overall win on the 105-mile final race of the series, on October 19th, riding a Yamaha equipped with Bridgestone off-road tires.
Last year Pearson was runner-up in the championship to Yamaha & Bridgestone teammate, Ty Davis. This […]

Las Vegas Sun:
Firefighters battling several large blazes across northern Nevada welcomed cooler temperatures and even rain in some places Monday, but a reprieve from the heat didn’t tame the potential for gusty, flame-throwing wind and a continued chance of thunderstorms.
“It is cooler than it has been,” Jamie Thompson with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management […]

Expenditures for wildlife water developments, a report on the search for a new Wildlife Director, and season setting for waterfowl are among the agenda items that the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners will consider at their meeting Aug 4-5 in Winnemucca.
The commission will convene at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 4 in the Winnemucca Convention Center. Its […]

Nevada Appeal:
Nevada’s deserts hold some of the greatest secrets in the West.
One such hidden jewel lies almost two hours east of Reno off Interstate 80.
The Rye Patch Recreation Area has been a favorite since it became a state park in 1971. The Bureau of Reclamation built the dam and reservoir in the mid-1930s to provide […]