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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/28Jun24-Lovelock-Cave.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today this area is a mostly dry lake bed.  However, we have evidence this was once a much wetter place. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2024/06/27Jun24-Chief-Winnemucca.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Along interstate 80 in north central Nevada you’ll come to a town with a unique name – a name that…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/02/17Feb22-Las-Vegas-Weddings-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)February is of course the month noted for love…it’s the month we celebrate Valentine’s Day.  There are many weddings that…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/04May17-El-Dorado-Mine-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)All Shawna’s father wanted was a five acre patch of land to access the Colorado River.  He soon learned that…

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