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slgwv

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2021

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:
ipernity.com/home/289859

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Places I've been

Places this traveler has marked as been there.

Views from the Crag Crest Trail

Cedaredge, Colorado

The Grand Mesa

The world's largest flat-topped mountain.

Big Rusty's sign

Hainesport, New Jersey

Big Rusty

A giant scrap metal troll rests his hands on top of a dilapidated building covered in graffiti.

Moaning Caverns

Vallecito, California

Moaning Caverns

The cavern’s main chamber is so vast that the Statue of Liberty could reportedly fit inside it.

Cabazon's T-rex dressed up for Valentine's Day

Cabazon, California

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Ruins at Llano Del Rio

Llano, California

Ruins at Llano Del Rio

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

The ghost town.

Keeler, California

Cerro Gordo

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

Mobius Arch

Lone Pine, California

Mobius Arch

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

Shaft portal, Grand Gulch Mine.

Littlefield, Arizona

Grand Gulch Mine

A remote mine in sedimentary rock was called the richest copper ore deposit in Arizona Territory

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Kempton, Pennsylvania

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

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

The vintage playground equipment by the schoolhouse.

Caliente, Nevada

Elgin Schoolhouse

This one-room school in the tiny railroad settlement of Elgin didn't close down until 1967

Cave Entrance

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Crystal Cave

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

The rocks descended from the quartzite cliffs of Blue Mountain.

Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania

Blue Rocks Boulder Field

This unusual rock formation in Berks County is nearly a mile long and may date from the Ice Age.

The Hadany Arch was built in 1978 east of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Muncy, Pennsylvania

Hadany Arch

This sculpture brings optical illusion to the roadway.

Perspective view, looking southerly, of one of the wooden slat fence surrounding one of the 1-square mile arrays.

Christmas Valley, Oregon

Backscatter Radar Site

The forlorn remains of a late Cold War radar installation are decaying in the Oregon desert

Modern day appearance of the ruins. of the Austin Dam

Austin, Pennsylvania

Austin Dam

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

Pine Creek Gorge

Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

Pine Creek Gorge

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

The Milky Way as seen from Cherry Spring State Park

Coudersport, Pennsylvania

Cherry Springs State Park

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

The Pagoda

Reading, Pennsylvania

The Reading Pagoda

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

Watch for burros on the road!

Peach Springs, Arizona

Diamond Creek

The only place in the Grand Canyon where an automobile can be driven to the Colorado River

Cave Rock

Glenbrook, Nevada

Cave Rock

A volcanic spur of Lake Tahoe wrapped in Washoe sacred stories and road tunnels

20-mule team from viewing platform

Boron, California

Borax Visitor Center

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

Looking south not far from Caliente.  The paved path to the right of the highway connects Caliente with Kershaw-Ryan State Park and is open to non-motorized traffic.

Etna, Nevada

Meadow Valley Wash

Much of the spectacular canyon followed over a century ago by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad is now accessible to cars.

Hall of Mosses

Forks, Washington

Hall of Mosses

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Interpretive sign at the memorial, on Major Adams's crash.

Johannesburg, California

Major Adams Monument

A remote memorial to Major Michael Adams, the only test pilot to lose his life in the X-15 rocket plane program

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