The residents of the cowboy town of Elko, Nevada have a massive secret in their backyard. It’s called the Ruby Mountains Wilderness. Just 30 minutes southeast of Elko, rising from northeastern ...

2003-04-06 04:00:00 PDT Lamoille, Nev.-- He told me his name was Johnny and he'd lived his whole life here, except for "the two years I gave to Uncle Sam." I didn't ask which two years. It was the ...

necessarily Alaska levels, but the snow here is pure western fluff.

We’re just into the summer season, but many visitors to the northeastern part of the Silver State don’t realize the Ruby Mountains are also known as the Alps of Nevada with its majestic peaks, scenic ...