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Elko

Mornings in town. Afternoons in the Rubies.

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Dedicated town story

Elko’s published stories connect a stay in town with the road into Lamoille Canyon and the Ruby Mountains. A Nevada tourism gathering brings people together to exchange ideas and spend time here. The two accounts give the town a role in the journey as well as a mountain setting.

Elko: a working town beneath the Rubies

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Elko: a working town beneath the Rubies

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The red Pioneer Hotel sign tops a brick building in downtown Elko.
A downtown landmark. Frame from a Backroads Culture archive video.Backroads Culture / SPYR Media Group · Film frame 00:17.10
A colorful wall mural reads “Be the Poem / Be the Song.”
Public art at street level. Frame from a Backroads Culture archive video.Backroads Culture / SPYR Media Group · Film frame 00:21.28
A car follows a winding road between steep, snow-dusted mountain slopes.
The Ruby Mountain setting in the Elko concept film. Frame from a Backroads Culture archive video.Backroads Culture / SPYR Media Group · Film frame 00:01.14 · surrounding landscape

Meet in town

The tourism gathering supplies a specific occasion for people to come together in Elko.

Take the canyon road

The second reel moves from sagebrush toward granite peaks and alpine trailheads in the surrounding Rubies.

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An editorial account drawn from Backroads Culture’s original reporting and project material. The coverage label describes what is available here. Original media and collaboration credits accompany the work. Dates and offers in archive reels belong to their original publication.

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