Most of the town was destroyed, with the exception of a few buildings. In true Nevada fashion, the mine dried up and a flash flood wiped the area out. The town itself, now known as Nelson, was founded by deserters of the Civil War, assuming such an isolated location would be the last place military would come searching for them. Think shootouts at high noon, one of those iconic red light districts, and, all around, a whole lot of lawlessness. Despite pumping out actual millions of dollars in gold, silver and copper production and being the richest and most famous gold mine in southern Nevada, this mining camp was known for its wildly debaucherous behavior. A long time ago, a horse broke into the building and got stuck for multiple days its happy and healthy condition when it was rescued is attributed to the care it received from a long-gone former employee, who was said to still reside there.Īre we talkin’ northern or southern Nevada? NORTHERNĭistance from Reno: 205 MILES, OR 3.5 HOURSīest time of year to swing through: ANY TIME, THOUGH YOU MAY RUN INTO SNOW IN WINTER MONTHSĬlosest LIVING town to snag amenities: WINNEMUCCAĭuring the mid-1880s, the Techatticup gold mine in Eldorado Canyon was movin’ and shakin’ in the most serious of ways.
Around 100 people call the area home, but most are running cattle on several hundred acres of land away from “town.” But in the center of Paradise Valley, life slows to a satisfying roll… the type of place that has a few modern day houses, cattle dogs that chase your car as you cruise through main, and in true Nevada fashion, a bar.Īlthough it truly looks and feels like an unstaged movie set, this building pictured above was once The Micca House-a historic house built all the way back in 1885 that went on to be a department store, post office, and government office. You’ll get an idea of why the founders settled on the name they did the second you roll into town-the place is nothing short of heaven on earth, or well… paradise. PG, 96 min.Paradise Valley is one of those living ghost towns, so to speak. The movie carefully follows the Clifford theme since his creation in the 60s: a big fun creature, going on big journeys and showing people young and older alike that it’s a beautiful thing to stand out. From there the Scholastic-inspired film journeys through NYC as Emily and Casey try to get Clifford, who turns into a big red dog, to become small again as local officials try to contain him and a genetic engineering company tries to steal the dog’s DNA. After coming upon a magical pet rescue tent that’s run by a mystical man named Bridwell (named after Clifford’s in-real-life creator), Emily is enamored by one animal that stands out above the rest, a bright red puppy that she later names Clifford.
When her mom (Sienna Guillory) goes out of town for work, her unmotivated uncle Casey (Jack Whitehall) comes to the rescue and babysits at their “no pets allowed” apartment building. She’s being bullied for everything that makes her unique and is having trouble finding confidence in herself in this new city.
Twelve-year-old Emily (Darby Camp) is struggling to adjust to her well-to-do New York City school after moving from upstate New York.