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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Tulelake, California

Crystal Ice Cave

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

sabrinaimbler

Added by sabrinaimbler

San Bernardino, California

Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Twentynine Palms, California

The Ruins of Ryan Ranch

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

jessicahester1

Added by jessicahester1

Keeler, California

Cerro Gordo

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

DannyBoy

Added by DannyBoy

Hemet, California

Hemet Maze Stone

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

Nevada City, California

Malakoff Diggins

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

Added by katherineroland

Los Angeles, California

Nike Missile Control Site LA-96

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

AnnaIF

Added by AnnaIF

Mount Hamilton, California

Lick Observatory

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Needles, California

Carty's Camp

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Duncans Mills, California

Mammoth Rubbing Rocks

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

Added by kevnielsen

Mountain View, California

Computer History Museum

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Cantil, California

Saltdale

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

Meg

Calipatria, California

Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Hope

Santa Margarita, California

Rinconada Mercury Mine

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

Jandro

Added by Jandro

Chatsworth, California

LA-88 Nike Missile Site

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

Added by Atlas Obs

Calipatria, California

Obsidian Butte on the Salton Sea

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Added by zackofalltrades

Inyo County, California

Marble Bath

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

Backcountry Explorers

Added by Backcountry Explorers

South Lake Tahoe, California

Vikingsholm Castle

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Victorville, California

George Air Force Base

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

leiris

Added by leiris

Los Angeles, California

Lookout Mountain Airforce Station

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

anhie

Carlsbad, California

Copper Creek Falls and Mine

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

jondi letnap

Added by jondi letnap

Baker, California

Mojave Megaphone

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

leiris

Added by leiris

San Diego County, California

Goat Canyon Trestle

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Blythe, California

Blythe Intaglios

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Added by Doctor Don