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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Kearney, Nebraska

The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

Added by mrochkind

Quinter, Kansas

Castle Rock Badlands

These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.

Prairie Rambler

Added by Prairie Rambler

Alameda, California

USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

Added by marietriccobene

Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi Loop

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

bertshetler

Added by bertshetler

Santa Clara, New Mexico

Bataan Memorial Park

A memorial dedicated to veterans of all wars especially those lost in Bataan defending the Philippines during World War II.

Added by angiemwilliams36

Nevada City, California

The Lone Grave

A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.

Added by Jeremy D

Moqui Cave

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Added by jooltman

Holmdel, New Jersey

Bell Laboratories Transistor Water Tower

This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.

qazwart

Added by qazwart

Rosario Beach, Washington

The Maiden of Deception Pass

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

RobertPakko

Added by RobertPakko

Durango, Colorado

White Rabbit Books & Curiosities

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Allenwood, New Jersey

The Allaire Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs, magic, and wonder are hidden amid the forests of Allaire State Park.

MandrewPatinkin

Added by MandrewPatinkin

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Seven Tubs at Pinchot State Forest

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

Added by e watch ring

Aline, Oklahoma

Sod House Museum

The only remaining sod house Oklahoma built by a homesteader in 1894.

Added by amymarie03

Twentynine Palms, California

Samuelson's Rocks

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

pyrokitten

Added by pyrokitten

Helena, Montana

Canyon Ferry Lake's Cemetery Island

This cemetery is one of the last remaining traces of a drowned old Western town.

Added by Jamie Cornish

Sedalia, Colorado

Devil’s Head Lookout Tower

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

Added by RSperandio

Silver City Cemetery

These headstones and a few stone foundations are all that remain of a once-booming mining town.

SarBow23

Added by SarBow23

Philipsburg, Montana

Granite Ghost Town

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

PassionsandPlaces

Added by PassionsandPlaces

New Castle, Colorado

Vulcan Mine

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

cyccommute

Added by cyccommute

Rock Springs, Wyoming

Point of Rocks Stagecoach Station

This sandstone building is a relic of the Overland Trail.

Added by jmluc90

Manheim, Pennsylvania

Big Chiques Bridge #4

One of the few remaining covered bridges in Lancaster County.

Added by blimpcaptain

Port Angeles, Washington

Camp Hayden

An abandoned World War II bunker is part of a chain that runs throughout Washington.

Added by shbtlr

Cedar City, Utah

Old Irontown

Irontown was founded in 1868, as a second attempt to mine iron from the nearby Iron Mountain.

Added by chapizzle

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Longest Known Mastodon Trackway

See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

Johnmeszaros

Added by Johnmeszaros