Sometimes the whole sky is aglow in colors ranging from pink to magenta to deep purple. The sunrises and sunsets here can truly be called awesome. I have lived in Illinois, New Mexico, California and Colorado, but I fell in love with Nevada when I first moved to this state. I have been in Winnemucca for eighteen years now, and I hope to enjoy the beauty of Winnemucca many more years to come. A lonely windmill for watering cattle found seven miles west of Winnemucca on Jungo Road.
Water is vital to life in the arid desert.
The small amount of rain that falls each year, combined with the winter snowfall, must be used wisely to allow everyone enough to live. All water sources belong to the state, and rights to use the water are issued by the state after proving beneficial use. Bloody Run Peak from the west side, found about 20 miles north of Winnemucca on Highway 95. In most places, the air turns the evening sunshine to a yellow or even tan or brown hue. Quite often here, expecially after a rain, the air will be so clear that sunshine will be pure white even at sundown, covering the landscape with an unusual otherworldy glow.