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I haven't vanished (completely)... - 2 years ago
Just been out of town a lot! So sorry about delays responding.
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Ione_AO, album created on 18 Feb 2023
One of the earliest silver camps, just after the Comstock Lode in the 1860s, while the US Civil War was still raging. As the sign implies, towns vying for the county seat was a common phenomenon in the early days--not only did it bring government jobs to town, but with the transportation technology of the time, it could be _very_ important to be near the courthouse for filing/contesting claims and such. As late as 1979 Austin, NV lost the county seat of Lander County to Battle Mountain. Unlik…
Massacre Rim(Oct 22), album created on 17 Feb 2023
This is a fault-block escarpment in northern Washoe County, Nevada that forms the northwestern border of a Dark Sky Sanctuary recognized by the International Dark-Sky Association. (The grim name is said to result from supply caches mistaken for graves.) It's ironic because Washoe County contains Reno at its southern tip, and so is considered "urban" by the U.S. Census Bureau. The county stretches some 170 miles up to the Oregon border, though, and the northern part is as remote and unpopulate…
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A 25 year old tragedy
- 13 Jul 2022[I did this writeup for a discussion group I'm involved in. Since it's a bit big for that group, I'm making it an article here and giving them a link, but my Ipernity contacts may also find it of interest.] I recently ran across the backstory on a 25-year old tragedy and I'd thought I'd post about it, as it's relevant to some discussions of geographic scale and backcountry safety that I have been involved in. In July 1996 a German family went missing in rugged, remote country near the south…
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I haven't (quite) fallen off the face of the Earth...
- 18 Sep 2020But I haven't been around for a few months. Sorry! It's not just covid--Real Life has gotten in the way bigly around here. I won't bore you with details, but I haven't given up on Ipernity! We currently are smothered by smoke from the California wildfires, so I don't have much in the way of recent photos. But I'll try to post along even so-- Cheers, all! Steve
Atlas Obscura, a set of 21 albums
7 Keyhole Slot Canyon, Gold Butte Natl Monument (10-18-22)
Airmail Arrow (12-05-21)
Angel Lake and the East Humboldt Mountains (8-2021).
Arrow Canyon
Belmont Mill (5-01-22)
Black Canyon National Water Trail (7/5/10)
more...
I love this photo taken by Diane Putnam!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE
In the flight I have had a look at your photos of your selectet places of the USA: Thanks for the post of the pictures and your descriptions in addition
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