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Tag: geology
Cathedral Gorge State Park is located in the southeastern edge of Nevada near a little town called Panaca. Formed from layers of volcanic ash, the park is filled with unique geologic formations. Years of erosion have left behind a playground of multi-layered towers, spires and hidden slots in the soft bentonite clay. Arriving in the … Continue reading Nevada – Cathedral Gorge State Park
Bonanza!!!! The blueish-gray mud tossed aside as miners dug for gold was finally identified as raw silver. The Comstock Lode – the mother lode of silver – ran diagonally underground down the canyon and contained the richest deposit of raw silver that had ever been discovered. The 49ers of the gold rush were dwarfed by … Continue reading Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 5 – The Comstock
Heading north along Hwy 95, we entered some of the richest mining boom districts in Nevada. Old abandoned railroad grades paralleled the road and hinted at the frenzy of gold fever that brought thousands of people to this area at the turn of the 20th century. Beatty, Gateway to Death Valley Beatty, (pronounced B8-T) once … Continue reading Old Mines and Ghost Towns – Part 2 Beatty to Tonopah
Welcome to Wyoming--- land of rivers, reservoirs, ranches, trout fishing, dinosaurs, and mountain men. It has been a delightful discovery to experience the uniqueness of each state almost immediately upon crossing its border. Wyoming provided some of the best cloud watching to fuel the almost-daily thunderstorms, which in turn brought us some of the most … Continue reading Dinosaur Diamond: Wyoming!
