slgwv's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

slgwv

I'm a geologist by training and have taught at the University of Nevada, Reno. I've lived most of my life in the US west and currently reside outside Reno, Nevada. I like hiking and exploring 4wd roads, and continue to check out lots of out-of-the-way spots. A disclaimer: the infelicities in the text on a number of the places I've submitted are due to Atlas Obscura's editing. In case anyone's wondering, my avatar is a picture of Fissure Ridge, a volcanic eruptive center about 15 miles west of Gabbs, Nevada. In addition, more of my travels can be found at the Ipernity photo-sharing site:

http://www.ipernity.com/home/289859

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Battle Mountain, Nevada

Armpit of America

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

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Added by nbj914

Scheels Sporting Goods

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

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Added by leiris

Gerlach, Nevada

High Rock Canyon Wilderness

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

Added by Jeremy D

Winnemucca Lake

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

DannyBoy

Added by DannyBoy

Tonopah, Nevada

Tonopah Mining Park

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Boundary Peak

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

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Added by thomasharper

New Washoe City, Nevada

Bowers Mansion

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

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Added by lewblank

Permanent Wave Society

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

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Added by lewblank

Thunder Mountain Monument

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."

Added by julib82

Gerlach, Nevada

Planet X Pottery

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

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Added by lewblank

Middlegate Station

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

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Added by lewblank

Guru Road

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

Added by Metric

Boulder City, Nevada

Winged Figures of the Republic

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Stokes Castle

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

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Garnet Hill Rockhound Area

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

White Pine County, Nevada

Hamilton Ghost Town

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

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Added by hcw2rp

White Pine County, Nevada

Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

WhiteTrashPeg

Added by WhiteTrashPeg

Toquima Cave

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

Virginia City, Nevada

Comstock Cemeteries

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

St. Thomas Ghost Town

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

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Tom Kelly's Bottle House

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

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Tonopah, Nevada

The Mizpah Hotel

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Added by trtash

Yucca Mountain Repository

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

Added by LongNow