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Map Adventures Just a girl and her 150 year old map adventuring her way through Nevada!

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆโ—I had the pleasure of working with ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž...
04/05/2025

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฎ๐ฆโ—
I had the pleasure of working with ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐จ. If you live in this area and you love history, I highly recommend coming down to the museum gift shop to picking yourself up a copy. Sparks Museum & Cultural Center

04/01/2025

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Get outside, go somewhere new, take a deep breath and open your eyes! Itโ€™s never too late to start experiencing the wor...
03/26/2025

Get outside, go somewhere new, take a deep breath and open your eyes! Itโ€™s never too late to start experiencing the world!

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Come to the Sparks Museum & Cultural Center after 1pm on Fridayโ€™s and receive an ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ!!
03/12/2025

Come to the Sparks Museum & Cultural Center after 1pm on Fridayโ€™s and receive an ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ!!

Today (March 9th) marks the 33rd anniversary of the Sparks Heritage Museum building being listed on the National Register of Historic Places - NPS. Originally home to the Sparks Library and Justice Court, the building stands as the oldest existing government structure in Sparks, dating back to its construction in 1931. Featuring a distinctive red brick design, a tiled roof, and a striking semicircular arched entry, it serves as a quintessential example of the Mediterranean Revival architectural style. This historic building was crafted by Frederic J. DeLongchamps, one of Nevada's most renowned architects, celebrated for designing many significant structures across the state. Recognized for its architectural elegance and historical importance, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 9, 1992.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†!This is what happens when you take the original Reno 1868 (Renoโ€™s first map) and lay it ...
02/10/2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†!
This is what happens when you take the original Reno 1868 (Renoโ€™s first map) and lay it ontop of todays map. I think itโ€™s safe to sayโ€ฆ things have changed a bit.


City of Reno GovernmentReno Historical

Youโ€™re Folding Maps WRONG! Hereโ€™s the Right Way in 5 Steps.
02/08/2025

Youโ€™re Folding Maps WRONG! Hereโ€™s the Right Way in 5 Steps.

Hereโ€™s the Right Way in 5 Steps ...

02/08/2025

How to Fold a Map

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01/13/2025

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While out searching for the Ghost Town of Pyramid City, Nevada Gerry, and I happened upon a ginormous hole in the middle...
01/04/2025

While out searching for the Ghost Town of Pyramid City, Nevada Gerry, and I happened upon a ginormous hole in the middle of the desert.

Brace yourself because sh*t is about to get weird!

Atlas Obscura

While out searching for the Ghost Town of Pyramid City, Nevada Gerry, and I happened upon a ginormous hole in the middle of the desert. But wait, thereโ€™s mo...

Hiking around Red Rock Canyon State Park. Harmony Heywood
12/20/2024

Hiking around Red Rock Canyon State Park. Harmony Heywood

We are hiking around Red Rock Canyon State Park

On a Train Bound for Reno: The story of how Reno became RENOHarmony Heywood
12/13/2024

On a Train Bound for Reno: The story of how Reno became RENO

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Reno may be โ€œThe Biggest Little City in the Worldโ€ nowโ€ฆ In 1862 before Reno was Reno it was known as Lakes Crossing. In Part 2 of this 3 part series we lear...

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Fliriston: Nobody gets out ALIVE
Fliriston: Nobody gets out ALIVE

The unassuming hamlet of Floriston, CA has a ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€. Over a century has passed and few are alive today to remember ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜. The quiet streets were once home to the worldโ€™s largest pulp and paper mill. The Floriston Pulp and Paper Mill became the scene of ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€, ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜€โ€” all covered up by corrupt management and the local constable. ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€. Floriston: Nobody Gets Out Alive now on Map Adventures! ๐Ÿ”—#HauntedHistory #TrueCrime #AbandonedPlaces #MapAdventures #california #californiahistory #floriston #hauntedcalifornia #truckeerivercanyon #truckee #truckeeriver

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘น๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†: ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘น๐’†๐’๐’โœ๐’” ๐‘น๐’๐’๐’•๐’” ๐‘จ๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’“๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’‚ ๐‘บ๐’•. ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’Š๐’…๐’ˆ๐’†

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘น๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†: ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘น๐’†๐’๐’โœ๐’” ๐‘น๐’๐’๐’•๐’” ๐‘จ๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’“๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’‚ ๐‘บ๐’•. ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’Š๐’…๐’ˆ๐’†
๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘น๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†: ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘น๐’†๐’๐’โœ๐’” ๐‘น๐’๐’๐’•๐’” ๐‘จ๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’“๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’‚ ๐‘บ๐’•. ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’Š๐’…๐’ˆ๐’†

Here are some photoโ€™s from my latest Map Adventures projectโ€ฆ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘น๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’Š๐’…๐’†: ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘น๐’†๐’๐’โœ๐’” ๐‘น๐’๐’๐’•๐’” ๐‘จ๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’“๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’‚ ๐‘บ๐’•. ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’Š๐’…๐’ˆ๐’† You can catch this video on Saturday at https://youtube.com/@mapadventures?si=W1eXfmY0m80bLDmZ

Hey there, fellow map lovers! Do you know what today isโ€ฆitโ€™s #MapMonday ๐“๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž: U.S. General Land Office Map of Nevada ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: 1866 ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ: Major & Knapp Engraving ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐: Maps accompanying Report of the commissioner of the General Land Office. ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ/ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ: U.S. General Land Office ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ: This is my favorite map of Nevada, mainly because itโ€™s just so pretty ๐Ÿค—. I wish more time was spent on modern maps in regards to aesthetic design. โžณ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž: check out the lack of counties, and how ginormous the ones shown are. There were 11 counties when this map was made: Ormsby, Washoe, Roop, Humboldt, Churchill, Storey, Douglas, Lyon, Esmeralda, Nye & Lander. (Lincoln County was created in late 1866 but is left off this map as it was created early 1866) ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: https://www.davidrumsey.com/ll/thumbnailView.html?startUrl=%2F%2Fwww.davidrumsey.com%2Fluna%2Fservlet%2Fas%2Fsearch%3Fos%3D0%26mid%3DRUMSEY~8~1~4221~420051%26bs%3D10#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0&r=0&xywh=-58%2C-952%2C5784%2C9260

Happening today the coolest event of the year! The Truckee Arts and Crafts Fair! There is a world of amazing here, with a ton of talented local and out of town vendors who specialize in art, ceramics, jewelry, crystals, clothes, vintage memorabilia, and more. Not to mention all the great food. While you are here make sure to swing by the Map Adventures booth and say hi to your girl Harmony Heywood! I will be here all day selling cool stuff and handing out free maps. So I better see you all down here at the Truckee Arts and Crafts Fair for a day filled with laughter, inspiration, and unforgettable moments. Be there or be square! Great American Craft Fairs #TruckeeArtsAndCraftsFair #MapAdventures #getyourfreemap #greatamericancraftfair #truckeebound #truckee #truckeecalifornia #craftfair #crafts #maps #mapart #local #truckeetahoe #renotahoe

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