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Winnemucca is among six Nevada towns featured in a televised rodeo contest on "Nevada Passage", a show exploring rural Nevada.

 

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The 'Passage' of the tourism dollar

It worked the first time: Tourism commission cashes in on popularity of televised competition

 

Becky Bosshart

Appeal Staff Writer, bbosshart@nevadaappeal.com

 

Those who have ever wanted to ride bucking cattle for sport may change their minds after watching the second episode of "Nevada Passage", a one-hour televised competition set in six different rural Nevada towns.

 

To read the complete article, click here: The 'Passage' of the tourism dollar

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Wasn't Winnemucca one of the places listed on the song, "I've Been Everywhere?"

 

Think I'll take a pass on the bucking stuff. Old bones, you know.

 

Keep on Bucking Down that Two Lane Highway. --RoadDog

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Wasn't Winnemucca one of the places listed on the song, "I've Been Everywhere?"

 

Absolutely! That inspired the subject line of my post - I was glad to get a a chance to use it! LOL

 

Awesome road song...it's on the top of my "Road Trip" playlist on my MP3 player.

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It was also the town that "Mother Mucca" had her brothel, from Tales of the City.

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It was also the town that "Mother Mucca" had her brothel, from Tales of the City.

 

The town must have been named after her daughter, Winnie. B)

 

Actually, wasn't there an Indian leader for whom it was named?

 

It is a very interesting place to stay and visit, with lots of local and nearby road history.

 

Dave

 

Keep the Show on the Road!

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I still haven't visited the town as yet, gotta cover US 40 across Nevada at some point. I at least have US 6 and US 50 done (yes I took both Carrolls and New Pass). And to make another connection, Tales of the City was to take place in San Francisco, the former terminus of US 40, which Winnemucca is sited along.

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It was also the town that "Mother Mucca" had her brothel, from Tales of the City.

 

 

I loved that miniseries!

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