When taylor was 13 , just after his grandmother 's doctor had given her a few weeks to live , ashlee sent tiffany and kenneth an article about a new school in reno .
And so he rides shotgun as his father zigzags the family 's land rover up a steep trail in the virginia mountains north of reno , nevada , where they 've come to prospect for uranium .
The university of nevada at reno estimates 80 % of these easier-to-develop hydrothermal systems are hidden , and companies are now starting to look for them .