We stopped to visit Elko Civil Air Patrol on the way to Idaho. Very friendly and warm welcome. It…read morewas PT night so the kids had to do some exercise. They also played some games like 'Capture the Flag.' At the end of the meeting, one of the seniors asked the Elko cadets what they thought/felt about having visitors. Also asked for any observation that could be applied to their squadron. He then asked my kids the same questions. There was some great insight. We really enjoyed our visit and will visit again when we pass through Elko again.

Centennial tower that is lit up at night. Has 6 separate placards explaining different aspects of…read moreElko's 100 years. Takes 15 minutes to take it all in.

From the web: The Carlin Tunnel is a collective name for a set of four tunnel bores in the…read moreHumboldt River's Carlin Canyon, east of Carlin in Elko County, Nevada, United States. Wikipedia Also: The Carlin Tunnel is a set of four bores (two for the interstate and two for rail traffic) that are cut through the Humboldt River's Carlin Canyon, east of Carlin, NV which is about 100 miles west along I-80 from the Utah-Nevada border. The two interstate tunnels were opened in 1975. https://qdconstruction.com/projects/carlin-tunnel-rehabilitation/ https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/nevada/carlin-tunnel-nv/

I love tunnels! I remember going through them on Amtrak. It is fun and creepy at the same time…read moregoing g through tunnels. All that weight being held on op of you . I get creeped out in subways and tunnels but enjoy the thrill. The tunnel for vehicles has nice bright white lights. Less than 10 seconds in the tunnel.

Helpful and pleasant employee. Needed cute stamps... was offered fun ones, and staff took time to…read moreshow me the current assortment available. Easy on-street parking.

VERY RUDE STAFF. Impatient employees and they make it feel like you're disturbing them when really…read moreit's their job. No stars

11-30-25: Elko, NV, in the northeastern outpost of Nevada is a thriving small town whose economy…read morethrives on mining. Elko has the world's largest gold mining operations encompassing the so-called Carlin Trend. Boom!

I'm out here in Elko, Nevada for work for a few days and just happens I'm here for the Annular…read moreEclipse event. They had maximum coverage here I I just happen to be here! I kinda knew it was gonna happen so I had a pair of eclipse viewing glasses I got a long time ago, but still work fine. Wow, that was some eclipse, not as spectacular as a total eclipse, but it sure did get dark! Elko is a nice town, big enough to have all the food and services you might need. Sorry, no Costco or Trader Joe's, but hey, the Walmart has most everything. Hotel are fine too. I didn't have a real camera that could photograph the eclipse, but I did take a pic of the online pics posted.

OMG, these folks are great. Visited Elko for business. Called them at 7AM about my credit cards…read morebeing stolen and used fraudulently. Officer Dotson was all over the case. Subject in custody after only a few hours. Thank you so much Officer Dotson and the Elko Police Department.

The Nevada State Legislature carved Elko County out of the northeastern part of Lander County on…read moreMarch 5, 1869. Named after its principal town and seat of government, the name Elko occurs elsewhere in the nation associated with railroad stations. The origin of the name is uncertain. Elko County officials initially occupied three adobe buildings and a tent. Within months, the commissioners accepted the plans of Walter Moberly for a courthouse. "The building is to be...of the Roman Doric style of architecture," reported The Elko Independent. "On the first or lower floor there will be four rooms for offices..., with a fireproof vault in one; and also on this floor five cells for holding prisoners...On the second floor will be the courtroom...and four offices..and a portico in front." In August 1869, the county commissioners awarded a construction contact for $17,744 to W.P. Monroe. As Monroe began building the courthouse, some people called for a more elaborate design. In spite of the addition of higher walls, a heavy cornice, and alterations to the front stairway, Monroe finished the brick courthouse in a little more than three months, on December 18, 1869. Monroe and the county disagreed over the final bill. After paying him over $20,000 for the courthouse, the commissioners rejected his bill for $240.00 for the locks. Monroe duplicated the keys and distributed them throughout the town, forcing the county to replace the locks at a cost of $600.00. In 1910, the Elko County commissioners voted to build a new courthouse. The two-story structure, designed by William H. Weeks and built by the Sellman brothers of western Nevada, cost $150,000. The courthouse is on the site of its predecessor. It is a Neo-Classical building with a shallow dome and a two-story pedimented portico supported by Doric columns. A balustrade follows the roof line and accentuated an ornate cornice. In 1916, an article in the "industrial Issue" of The Elko Independent boasted that the courthouse "isn't the State capitol, as many might suppose, at first glance. It is the beautiful $150,000 county courthouse...built for the needs of the present."

Sat in the upstairs bar area. Employees walked by several times and no one took our drink order…read more The food service is equally slow. We have resorted to the vending machine and water fountain.

Wow, I never saw a listing for a TSA check point before! OK, the check point went fine, all I had…read moreis one carry on plus one bag. This airport wasn't crowded so I went right up to the line, there was just one person ahead of me. I know my carry on might look like it could be heavy, but it's actually not, I just pack light. I had a bunch of work materials in there to as well as my laptop I needed. Easy to get through and board my plane to go back to the Bay Area. I'll tell you what it was a whole lot easier than it was at OAK coming out here to Elko. I didn't run into any huge lines like you read about in the news lately. No guards carrying machine guns like some middle eastern airport ... at least not yet! Easy TSA here at Elko, Nevada!