Earlier this week, my wonderful wife and I went out to Boulder City. To the Southern Nevada Railroad Museum. Home to Rail Explorers Las Vegas office. We were there to do the Sunset Railbike Ride! To refresh your memory: Rail Explorers came out last winter from Rhoad Island, trying to find a winter home for their railbikes. They thought Boulder City and the old rail … [Read more...] about Sunset Rail Explorers Boulder City
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You Need to Be in Boulder City This Weekend
So I had to do a dry run for a private tour planned for this coming weekend. That meant I had to drive through Boulder City. Yes, I know, I just Had To! As if I needed a reason to do it! Suddenly a bunch of really nice office filing cabinets stacked next to the American Legion caught my eye. Followed by the neighboring church backyard filled with some really nice looking … [Read more...] about You Need to Be in Boulder City This Weekend
Boulder City Secret Pet Cemetery
If you drive between Las Vegas and Searchlight Nevada, out towards Boulder City, you have passed it and never knew it was there. In fact, many people living around here don't know its there. Yet it's so close to the highway that if you look closely, you may see the signs of its existence. A pet cemetery. Maybe not a "secret" pet cemetery. It is an illegal one since people … [Read more...] about Boulder City Secret Pet Cemetery
252 Talking About The Dam Short Film Festival
This past weekend the little town that built a dam, that would be Boulder City, Nevada, held its 15th annual Dam Short Film Festival. That's right. Boulder City, that tiny town 30 minutes outside of Las Vegas, has a film festival that also ranks as one of the top film festivals in the world! I know, I was shocked as well. Before it all got going, I had some time to talk with … [Read more...] about 252 Talking About The Dam Short Film Festival
What is The Dam Short Film Festival?
Who would have ever thought that a little town built in 1931, in the middle of the Mohave desert, far from anything resembling existence, a town built to house the dam workers for what would become Hoover Dam; would one day become home to one of the top film festivals in the world?? Surpise!! It Has!! Boulder City? When I first started to do tours and I learned of … [Read more...] about What is The Dam Short Film Festival?