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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:
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Looking up at the Highball Signal.

Delmar, Delaware

Highball Signal

This relic is one of the last survivors of the earliest eras of the American railroad.

Behold, one of the Batmobiles from Batman Returns.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Hollywood Cars Museum and Liberace Garage

The most extravagant car collection features a Batmobile, Liberace's mirror ball-ed Rolls Royce, and a stunt car from 'The Fast and the Furious.'

The giant kachina.

Cave Creek, Arizona

World's Largest Kachina Doll

This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.

The outside of Wolverton Mill

Hanksville, Utah

Wolverton Mill

This innovative mill was built for a legendary gold mine that never came to be.

The three castaways, depicted on the memorial at Fort Vancouver

Vancouver, Washington

Japanese Castaways Memorial

A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.

The Hearn Potato House is located in rural Sussex County near Laurel, Delaware.

Woodcrest Estates, Delaware

Hearn Potato House

An abandoned rural reminder of a time when the sweet potato crop was king in Delaware.

Coudersport Ice Mine

Coudersport, Pennsylvania

Coudersport Ice Mine

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.

Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine

Pocahontas, Virginia

Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine

A literal in-depth look at one of the United States' most cherished coal mines and the questionable working conditions of its laborers

Good Grief

Boundary County, Idaho

Good Grief

Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.

A modest obelisk commemorates Goddard's launch.

Auburn, Massachusetts

Goddard Rocket Launching Site

A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

Mark Twain Stump

Tulare County, California

Mark Twain Stump

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

The Griffin Monument

Silver Plume, Colorado

Griffin Monument

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.

Full view of monument at park entrance.

Seattle, Washington

World Flight Monument

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

Olancha Sculpture Garden

Olancha, California

Olancha Sculpture Garden

A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.

Nankoweap Granary

North Rim, Arizona

Nankoweap Granaries

Hike up to this ancestral grain storage site, but don't touch.

The Intersection of Bellevue, Bellevue, and Bellevue

Seattle, Washington

The Intersection of Bellevue, Bellevue, and Bellevue

Meet me at the most confusing intersection in Seattle.

Heritage Street.

Henderson, Nevada

Heritage Street

Clark County Museum has created an entire street of historically important buildings relocated from various other locations within the county.

Pangborn-Herndon Memorial.

East Wenatchee, Washington

Pangborn-Herndon Memorial

A monument tucked within a suburban neighborhood commemorates the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.

Joan of Arc medallion

Cedar Crest, New Mexico

Sandia Medallion Trees

Mysterious markers have been giving the public a lesson in dendrochronology for over a century.

Bear Paw Battlefield

Chinook, Montana

Bear Paw Battlefield

This remote Montana battlefield is the site of the Nez Perce Flight of 1877.

Raw garnets from Emerald Creek Garnet Area.

Saint Maries, Idaho

Emerald Creek Garnet Area

Star garnets are so rare that you can only find them in two places on Earth—here, you can dig for them.

Minnetonka Cave.

Saint Charles, Idaho

Minnetonka Cave

Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.

Window arch in the City of Rocks.

Almo, Idaho

City of Rocks

This U.S. natural reserve is an ancient spiritual place and rock climber’s paradise.

The Kalaloch Big Cedar is the third-largest of its species.

Forks, Washington

Kalaloch Big Cedar

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

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