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During their annual meeting, the National Cave and Karst Management Symposium (NCKMS) Steering Committee unanimously approved the bid from the Western Cave Conservancy to host the 2025 event in Ely, Nevada. The 2025 event is scheduled for October 6-10 at Ely's Bristlecone Convention Center.
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In July of 1986, Life magazine dubbed Nevada's Highway 50 the "Loneliest Road in America." The article claimed there were "no points of interest" along the route and "warned" readers not to risk traveling it unless they were confident of their survival skills. However, Nevada adventurers knew better then - and still do. Sure, a road doesn't get much more wide-open than Highway 50. But that's exactly why we dig it!
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
Areas of blowing dust between 11am and 5pm, then blowing dust and isolated rain showers. Sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 15 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph.
Blowing dust and a chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 15 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Located just south of Ely, Nevada, the Ward Charcoal Ovens are associated with the silver mining ghost town of Ward. They were built in 1876 by itinerant Italian masons known as carbonari. Charcoal prepared in the ovens was used in the nearby silver smelters.
Troglodyte Playing Cards
We're not entirely sure what these will look like yet, but we couldn't think of hosting NCKMS in Nevada without offering some themed-out playing cards. There's a good chance the card backs will feature a cave critter of some kind, but we still have some time to figure it out.