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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Manitou Springs, Colorado

Manitou Incline

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

BNever2Busy2BYoyo

Added by BNever2Busy2BYoyo

Leadville, Colorado

Leadville's Abandoned Silver Mine

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

Carbondale, Colorado

Penny Hot Springs

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Added by mtclymer001

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cheyenne Mountain Complex

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Alamosa, Colorado

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Dolores, Colorado

Canyons of the Ancients

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Hanging Lake

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Added by michaelmecseri

Williams, Arizona

Ashfork-Bainbridge Steel Dam

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Topaz Museum

A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Delta Solar Ruins

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

jalandodd

Added by jalandodd

Potash Evaporation Ponds

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Upheaval Dome

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

Added by zackofalltrades

Henrieville, Utah

Kodachrome Basin Spires

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

Added by robemberson

Landscape Arch

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Escalante, Utah

Hell's Backbone Scenic Road

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Added by lastpearl

The Wahweap Hoodoos

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

lewblank

Added by lewblank

17 Room Ruin

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

JWill

Trilobite Quarry

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

Dylan

Fantasy Canyon

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

Added by David Crane

Green River, Utah

Goblin Valley State Park

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

leiris

Added by leiris

Carbon County, Utah

Nine Mile Canyon

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Ryan Lamb

Added by Ryan Lamb

Kempton, Pennsylvania

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

sarsmith

Added by sarsmith

Flagstaff, Arizona

SP Crater

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

wanderingjustin

Added by wanderingjustin

Flagstaff, Arizona

Cinder Lake Crater Field

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

Added by quartzcity