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| 8A sign taken by yours truly in 2015 |
Photos:
"Jim Stolpa" (1993) - photo of "of NV Road 8A where Jim Stolpa..." by Acey Harper Pictures on Getty Images
"NV-8A East - Nevada State Line" - Flickr photo taken Oct 2006, by Zach
"NV-8A East - Travel At Your Own Risk" - Flickr photo taken Oct 2006, by Zach
Trip & Pics Part Two - Antelope, Wild Horses, Ruby Pipeline, Remote Nevada (2011) - mention and pics of 8A (and the Stolpas) in a travel blog post
Steep and Rocky's Black Rock Desert Ride (2012) - mention and pic(s) of 8A on page 2 at Adventure Rider (motorcycle trips)
"Route 8A Near Vya, Nevada" - Flickr photo taken Nov 2013, by Ken Lund
"Route 8A Near Massacre Lake and Vya, Nevada" - Flickr photo taken Nov 2013, by Ken Lund
Various Links for 8A in NW Nevada:
Gateway Communities - Cedarville, via 8A, is the "western gateway to the High Rock country"
Camping, BLM California - Applegate Field Office - directions using 8A
Nevada RV Parks & Campgrounds - The Happy Camper Club - directions to Old Yella Dog Ranch via 8A
U.S. 395 route in CA - Facebook post - mentions 8A at the CA-NV stateline
Sherriff's Office investigates fatal accident in northern Washoe County - This is Reno - occurred on S.R. 8A
Lost fire update at Inciweb - NV S.R. 34 closed at S.R. 8A
News about the Lost fire at YubaNet.com - updates on NV S.R. 34 and 8A
Nevada State Route 8A at Rediff - "Former State Route 8A...signs remain...still de facto connects SR 140 with California."
Nevada lawmakers avoid tax fairness issue - mention of routes 8A and 34
Google Groups discussion about Highway 140 - mention of 8A
Various Links for 8A in Central Nevada:
District Attorney Presses for Charges in Slaying Case - archive from 1955; mention of 8A north of Carvers in Big Smoky Valley
Nevada State Journal article (1963) - "The 65 mile project will run east from Tonopah to State Route 8A junction."
Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada - USGS Bull 1356 (1973) - p. 36, 42, 62, 65: access to prospects/properties near Battle Mountain and Tonopah
A History of Smoky Valley, Nevada (1997) - see Chapter 20, about Carvers
Growing Up in Central Nevada 1941-1959 (2010) - mention of 8A in a memoir
Various Real Estate Listings on 8A:
Several near Vya (listed as Gerlach)
Near or in Battle Mountain
NOTE: There are more of these; particular listings may not remain active!
Stolpa Links mentioning 8A:
Family Rescued After Being Lost in Snow for a Week : Storm: Soldier walks for help after leaving his wife and baby in a cave. All three are in good condition. - LATimes, January 7, 1993
Family Survives Western Storms After Spending 4 Snowbound Days In Cave - Chicago Tribune, January 7, 1993
Travelers On 'Road To Nowhere' Wonder How Family Survived - Orlando Sentinel, January 10, 1993
Stranded family recounts ordeal - The Baltimore Sun, January 8, 1993
Staying Alive: Stranded Nine Days in a Snowy Nevada Wasteland, a Brave Young Family Survives on Faith, Love, Grit—and a Little Basic Training - People.com, February 8, 1993
The travails of a treacherous trip - Tahoe Daily Tribune, December 13, 2004
I should not be alive… (2006) - Blog post at Mrudulat's Blog
Inspiring True Stories Of Survival. - 2008 forum at Stormfront.org
The Stolpa family, marooned east of Vya, 1993 - 2011 forum at Wander The West
Anyone Remember this Story? - 2012 forum at Houzz
Soldier walks for help after leaving his wife and baby in a cave - July 22, 2014 blog post on tttracy's blog
Santa Cruz Sentinel article (1993) - "It began to seem like the end of the world for the Stolpa family when no other vehicles appeared on Washoe County road 8A."
Stolpa Truck Location kmz location on 8A, Google Earth
NOTE: Many dead links (11Jun22)
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