Tours of Northeast Nevada
Cowboy John Tours, LLC, showcases Elko to small businesses, partnerships, and corporations doing business locally. Cowboy John, “Currently I tour prospective employees of Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, Elko Family Medical Dental, the Elko Regional Airport, and attendees and media for the Western Folklife Center. These tours help businesses promote themselves to prospective employees by showing [read more…]
Cottonwood is a working horse and cattle ranch located in the remote northeastern corner of Nevada. Six generations of the Smith family have owned & operated the Ranch and now share ownership with Tom and Alecia Maxey. For over 60 years, Cottonwood Ranch has offered a warm, western welcome to many guests. Cottonwood offers a [read more…]
Two Portland sisters, wanted scenery. May and Darleen are used to Oregon beauty. Roses, azaleas, rhododendron-bordered freeways, shady paths in forested parks, moss-edged roofs. In Nevada? Nope. All of you who’ve come on a tour with us know you won’t find moss in northeastern Nevada. A study in contrast for our two friends! A miles-down-the-valley [read more…]
I should have measured how many miniscule stitches to the inch. Today, a week from when I visited the exhibit, I can’t begin to describe the braiding. Armando Deferrari and Pablo Lozano are Argentine master rawhide braiders. They and the Brazilians were guests of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering this year, and some of their [read more…]
The lost purse story is circulating through Elko. O’Carrolls breakfast group in Lamoille heard it from Paula who got it from Cowboy John. Susan passed it to a bridge group in town, and from there it hit the Western Folklife Center. Wisconsin Sue is the lady holding the bag in this tale, and she’s feeling [read more…]
In the late 90s we brought Ed Miller to Sarah’s house at Cowboy Poetry Gathering time. He was part of the Gathering’s showcase that year of Scottish cowboy tradition. John and I, throughout the week, invite out-of-towners to dinner at Sarah’s, and Ed agreed to come. That evening after the meal he played guitar while [read more…]
