Month: December 2017

Elko to Europe Travel

Planning a Trip to Europe?

Contributed by Sue Bradford of Journey’s Around the World Planning on a trip to Europe this year? Let’s focus on some of the most beautiful cities in the world, starting with London.  If history, royalty and culture are what you are looking for in a vacation destination, then maybe a […]

Golden Eagle - Elko's Wintering Eagles

Elko’s Wintering Eagles

Golden eagles and Bald eagles spend winters in Elko County. January is a great time to take a drive and watch for raptors. Winter brings birds of prey from more northern areas such as Idaho to our region where the winters are not as severe.  Bald eagles are more typically […]

34th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

34th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, January 29-February 3, 2018 “Basques & Buckaroos: Herding Cultures of Basin, Range and Beyond.”  The Elko Cowboy Poetry Gathering started 33 years ago as a place where Western ranchers and cowboys could gather to share poems about their lives working cattle. From the beginning, it […]