“There were laws, but they were not feared. There were rules, but they were not worshiped….”

Hunter S. Thompson Fear and Loathing in Elko 1992

Along the 500 mile stretch of desert between Salt Lake City and Reno you’ll find Elko County; a cluster of towns with a deep history of gold miners, gamblers, and Cowboys; A glimpse into the Wild West with an unusual collision of lawlessness and southern mentality.

Life is self reliance among the unforgiving landscape and death is often a possibility.

To fully contextualize the American experience, It’s necessary to know regions like Elko County still exist; Places where one can shoot guns into the desert, explore a ghost town, or stop for a drink in a town of under three residents. You can’t fully know a society until you know its outliers.