A report on Carson City, Nevada, Nevada and Reno, Nevada

Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada.

Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry.

The flag that was used by Reno from 1959 up to the flag change on April 25, 2018

Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert

Reno Nevada and the Truckee Meadows south west of the Reno Tahoe International Airport has a large herd of mustang horses. These horses nurse and range around the runoff of Steamboat Creek. The mustang is a notable iconic image of the Nevada range land, which includes Reno.

Looking south on US 395, just south of US 50 in Douglas County near Carson City

Dog Valley, west of Reno, an area of active faulting

<center>Historic St Charles Hotel in Carson City</center>

<center>Former Carson City Post Office</center>

Map of racial distribution in Reno, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people:

<center>The Governor's Mansion in Carson City</center>

Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals.

Downtown Reno, including the city's famous arch over Virginia Street

Paul Laxalt State Building – formerly the U.S. Court House & Post Office, now home to the Nevada Commission on Tourism

Silver Legacy Hotel with Downtown Reno in the background

Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin

Night arrival of medical transport helicopter at Renown Regional Medical Center

The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park

Reno Whitewater Festival at the whitewater park in Reno

Virginia Lake is a popular place for people to walk their dog in Reno.

River rafting on the 4th of July, 2018 on the Truckee River

The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca

An older picture showing part of the University of Nevada, Reno campus in the foreground

MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment

Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border

Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in the Carlin Trend, the largest Carlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35000000 ozt gold

Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County

U.S. Route50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America"

The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City

The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada

A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site

Party registration by county (February 2021):

Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada.

- Carson City, Nevada

Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about 22 mi from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World".

- Reno, Nevada

The majority of the city's population lives in Eagle Valley, on the eastern edge of the Carson Range, a branch of the Sierra Nevada, about 30 mi south of Reno.

- Carson City, Nevada

Nevada's capital is Carson City while the largest city is Las Vegas.

- Nevada

Known as Greater Reno, it includes Washoe, Storey, Lyon Counties, the independent city and state capital, Carson City, as well as parts of Placer and Nevada Counties in California.

- Reno, Nevada

Its county seat is Reno.

- Nevada

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Lake Tahoe

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Large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States.

Lake Tahoe, view of California shore from Nevada side

Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe in background from Angora Ridge Rd. to the Angora Lakes Resort

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) jumping a beaver dam

Damaged beaver dam on Blackwood Creek. Beaver dams are easily crossed by trout and their ponds may serve as critical breaks for wildfires.

An 1860s map of "Lake Bigler" during the name controversy

The only outlet of Lake Tahoe and the headwaters of the Truckee River at Lake Tahoe Dam

An example of road runoff with fine sediment at El Dorado Beach. However, this storm drain was removed during construction. The new beach now called Lakeview Commons opened in mid-2012.

Secret Beach on Lake Tahoe's Nevada side

A view from the east shore of Lake Tahoe

Lying at 6225 ft, it straddles the state line between California and Nevada, west of Carson City.

During ski season, thousands of people from all over Nevada and California, including Reno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Sacramento, flock to the slopes for downhill skiing.

Sacramento, California

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Capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat and largest city of Sacramento County.

Sutter's Fort was founded in 1840 by John Augustus Sutter during the period of Mexican California.

Sacramento in 1849, when the city was an economic center of the California Gold Rush

The Elks Tower was built in 1926 in an Italianate style.

The 1975 assassination attempt of President Gerald Ford in Capitol Park

Aerial view of Central Sacramento and the Sacramento River

Downtown Sacramento is the home of numerous corporations and organizations.

Old Sacramento is a popular nighttime destination for fine dining.

The American River is popular for kayaking and recreational boating.

Map of racial distribution in Sacramento, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: White, Black, Asian , Hispanic or other (yellow)

The Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

U.S. Bank Tower is the second-tallest building in Sacramento.

The Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse is home to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

The Sacramento Convention Center Complex hosts the Sacramento Ballet and the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Spanish Colonial Revival style Ramona Building, built in 1930.

The Crocker Art Museum is the oldest public art museum in the Western United States and has one of the premier public art collections in the country.

The Wells Fargo Pavilion hosts the California Musical Theatre and the Sacramento Theatre Company.

The Sacramento Theatre Company is Sacramento's oldest theatre troupe.

Old Sacramento is a National Historic Landmark District.

The Golden 1 Center is home of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Capitol Mall is a major monumental parkway leading from Tower Bridge to the California Capitol.

The California State Fair is held at the California Exposition.

The California Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor of California.

Sacramento City Hall holds the mayor of Sacramento and Sacramento City Council.

Sacramento State University is one of the best-ranked universities on the West Coast.

The McGeorge School of Law of the University of the Pacific is a law school in the Oak Park neighborhood.

Renaissance Tower is Sacramento's fifth-tallest building.

Sacramento is one of the three homes of the Supreme Court of California.

The historic Citizen Hotel in Downtown Sacramento

Amtrak's Sacramento Valley Rail Station is a gateway to the Sacramento Valley.

Sacramento International Airport is a regional hub.

The Sacramento RT Light Rail on K Street

Interstate 80 (I-80) is the major east–west route, connecting Sacramento with San Francisco in the west, and Reno in the east.

Sacramento is the northern terminus of the Amtrak California San Joaquins route which provide direct multiple-frequency passenger rail service to California's Central Valley as far as Bakersfield; Thruway Motorcoach connections are available from the trains at Bakersfield to Southern California and Southern Nevada.

The third and final thruway motorcoach route serves Placerville, Lake Tahoe, Stateline Casinos, and Carson City, Nevada.

California Trail

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Emigrant trail of about 1600 mi across the western half of the North American continent from Missouri River towns to what is now the state of California.

The exploration of the West by Jedediah Smith

Western trails in Nebraska. The Mormon Trail is in blue; the Oregon and California Trails and the Pony Express route in red; an alternate Oregon/California route in dashed red; lesser-used trails in orange. The Platte River is between the Mormon and Oregon/California Trail. Fort Kearny is the black dot.

The California Trail as it approaches Scotts Bluff from the east.

North Platte, Sweetwater Rivers across Wyoming

The Sweetwater River at Devil's Gate, 1870

South Pass facing west toward Pacific Springs

An encampment on the Humboldt River, 1859. Digitally restored.

West Fork of the Carson River, just east of Hope Valley in Alpine County, California

Map of the Carson, Truckee, Humboldt River drainage system western Nevada

Donner Pass in the 1870s showing Dutch Flat wagon route improvements—made by Central Pacific Railroad.

A view of the South Fork of the Yuba River from the North Bloomfield Road bridge.

A waterfall on the South Fork Yuba River in South Yuba River State Park

View of the Sierra Nevada range and Sonora Peak looking northward from Sonora Pass.

The route went south from Salt Lake City across the Jordan River to Fairfield, Utah, then west-southwest past Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Callao, Utah, Ibapah, Utah, to Ely, Nevada, then across Nevada to Carson City, Nevada.

About 1000 mi of the rutted traces of these trails remain in Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and California as historical evidence of the great mass migration westward.

At the Humboldt Sink (about 100 mi northeast of present-day Reno, Nevada) the Humboldt River disappeared into a marshy alkali laden lake that late in some years was a dry lake bed.