Our Town And A Day At The Range

This is a shot I took overlooking our town. We live in Fernley NV with a population of about 15,000 people. I know it may not look like much, but there is a lot of history here. Right past those buildings is I80, a hwy that goes right into California. This route from the east was a major lane that some of the original pioneers and prospectors took to come west to find freedom, gold, and their own promised land. There are still many artifacts being found from those groups, as well as from some native peoples whom still occupy this area. Directly left of that mountain is Pyramid Lake, on the Paiute Indian Reservation. Pots, bones, arrowheads etc are still turning up from an indigenous people long ago. I love living in an area where you can observe God's creations. You sure can't find this among the 8 million people that live in Phoenix. The mountain in this picture is home to pronghorns, wild mustang horses, deer, and lots of mountain lions. Its a very simple way of life here. The people are friendly, and have a genuine care for one another. I love driving around and seeing old men who have lived here for years, and have seen this town "boom" as they say, to our whopping current population. Fernely was a major route for the railroad and still has one of the old train stations right in town with the wood plank walkways and all. Life is great when you have the opportunity to get out and see what this country was founded upon. Even with our wacky liberal neighbors to the west in California, Nevada is still home to some great people who cling to their God and their guns!

What a glorious day. You know you truly live in a great place when you can go about 1/2 mile from your back door and lay down a little lead. My friend Nathan and I, and our boys went out shooting the other day and had a great time. We have a spot that is designated as OUR shooting area, where we like to meet up and do what guys love to do. Here is a picture of a couple of the guns we had that day.