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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:
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Chicken McNuggest about to be enjoyed at the new McFarthest Spot in NV

Tonopah, Nevada

McFarthest Spot

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

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Prominent "fang."

Nye County, Nevada

Fang Ridge

Red rock "fangs" jut out of the desert near the Extraterrestrial Highway.

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Clown Motel

Tonopah, Nevada

Clown Motel

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

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The Mizpah Hotel

Tonopah, Nevada

The Mizpah Hotel

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

Central Nevada Museum Photo: Jason Strack

Tonopah, Nevada

Central Nevada Museum

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Warm Springs Ghost Town

Nye County, Nevada

Warm Springs Ghost Town

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

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No Trespassing. Ever.

Groom Lake, Nevada

Area 51

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

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Tybo Mine.

Nye County, Nevada

Tybo

Equipment used to mine silver and lead has been preserved in this almost-ghost town in northern Nye County.

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From the southwest.

Nevada

Pritchard's Station

A remarkably well-preserved stage stop from the late 19th century in a remote part of Nevada.

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Project Faultless Site

Nye County, Nevada

Project Faultless Site

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

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Looking due east across the crater; vehicle for scale.

Duckwater, Nevada

Meteorite Crater

Despite the name, it's unclear if this small depression in northern Nye County was actually caused by falling space debris.

Railroad Valley Wildlife Management Area Photo: Marc Phillips

Nevada

Railroad Valley Wildlife Management Area

Nevada

Lockes

Nevada

Currant

Ward Mountain Recreation Area Photo: Victor & MJ

Ruth, Nevada

Ward Mountain Recreation Area

Ward Mountain Campground Photo: Jeff Lawrence

Ely, Nevada

Ward Mountain Campground

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Washburn's Station

Willow Grove, Nevada

Washburn's Station

It bustled briefly in the late 1860s, but little is now left at this stage stop on the Hamilton/Pioche Stage and Freight Road

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US 6, looking east to a squall, just west of Warm Springs.

Tonopah, Nevada

U.S. 6 in Nevada

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

US 6

US 6

US 6

US 6

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Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad

Deep Synoptic Array

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