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Rocks along the Trail1082 viewsI like rocks. I think I'd like to be a geologist when I grow up.
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A Geological Potpourri1067 viewsThe color bands and splotches seen in the previous picture are reproduced on a grander scale on this mountainside.
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The Way Down1047 viewsThe trail into the canyon can be seen at lower right.
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Pocked Rock1018 viewsI saw a lot of rocks with little round plugs or knots like the one in this picture - wonder how this happens?
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Wetland, sort of1008 viewsUpon reaching the canyon floor, I found it to be covered with a dense thicket of reeds and long grass, fed by a small spring.
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Rock Patterns1000 viewsLots of interesting striations, dribbles and splotches in these varicolored rocks. Looks like someone spilled white paint over some of them.
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Sweets991 viewsMost of the parade participants threw goodies to the kids, who scooped them up eagerly - as did their parents.
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Goldfield Float with Floozies980 viewsOther towns in the region put in their bids to get a piece of the action happening in Beatty this weekend.
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Contraption, at rest971 viewsAnother take on the one that was in the parade.
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Pahrump Trikers969 viewsThese guys had some radical rides.
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Picnic Spot969 viewsA lovely shady spot in the midst of a burning desert, coplete with table, perfect for a picnic in the company of a companiable canine.
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Mine Relics963 viewsAn old stamp mill, designed to crush rock containing gold ore by pounding it, thereby preparing it for further processing. The ore is fed in via buckets carried down on the aerial tramway.
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