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Nevada High Points #103 — Montana Mountains

Nevada High Points #103 — Montana Mountains

Posted on July 31, 2022by D. Craig Young1 Comment on Nevada High Points #103 — Montana Mountains

Mine VABM 7129 ft (2173 m) — 418 ft gain 2022.07.10 Motivation is hard to find in the long, repetitive days of summer. The Great Basin Desert seems to curl and fold within itself, even as hazy heatwaves dance across the expanse. The high-pressure domes that keep moisture at bay…

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On the edge of wild — Atacama Desert, Chile

On the edge of wild — Atacama Desert, Chile

Posted on July 2, 2022by D. Craig Young2 Comments on On the edge of wild — Atacama Desert, Chile

With the wilds of Patagonia still fresh in our minds, Bill and I spent a short night in Santiago and then climbed on another Latam flight. We were headed north, working our way up the latitudinal expanse of Chile, exploring the regional extremes from glaciers to desert dry lakes, from…

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Nevada High Points #79: Monte Cristo Mountains and Gabbs Valley Overland

Nevada High Points #79: Monte Cristo Mountains and Gabbs Valley Overland

Posted on March 7, 2021by D. Craig Young6 Comments on Nevada High Points #79: Monte Cristo Mountains and Gabbs Valley Overland

Mount Anna 6908 ft (2106 m); 1755 ft gain 2021.02.12 (edit 2022.07.06) It is once again ‘Second Friday’, time for an overland. Darren and I hit Highway 50 in the late morning, expecting the forecasted wind to catch up with us later in the day. A storm was forecast but…

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Landscape Photography: Snow Recce in Antelope Valley CA

Landscape Photography: Snow Recce in Antelope Valley CA

Posted on March 4, 2021by D. Craig Young1 Comment on Landscape Photography: Snow Recce in Antelope Valley CA

Snow filled the valleys of the western Great Basin at the end of January, when lake-effect squalls, energized as they traversed Lake Tahoe, cycled through the valleys southeast of the lake. We approached two feet of coverage at St0neHeart, with deep drifts along fence lines and out-buildings. So early on…

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Quinn River and the Sentinel

Quinn River and the Sentinel

Posted on June 1, 2018by D. Craig YoungLeave a comment on Quinn River and the Sentinel

I have been camped for a little more than a week with an archaeological team in the Quinn River Valley of northern Nevada. Our work focuses on the vast, natural obsidian sources of the Double H and Montana Mountains that rise west of the valley’s broad sagebrush and agricultural land.…

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Bighorn and Dragons

Bighorn and Dragons

Posted on June 29, 2017by D. Craig Young3 Comments on Bighorn and Dragons

I left StoneHeart about 9AM, a little later than I hoped to. Packed and ready for another opportunity to work on the Old River Bed Delta in the Bonneville Basin, Utah. Leaving Carson City, I worked my way eastward on Highway 50, fueling at the usual spots–basically the only spots.…

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A Photo and Geo Recon, Grass Valley, NV

A Photo and Geo Recon, Grass Valley, NV

Posted on April 22, 2017by D. Craig YoungLeave a comment on A Photo and Geo Recon, Grass Valley, NV

I have an on-going project in Grass Valley, Nevada, so I’m feeling good that I could get on the road today, on schedule, and into the Basin. Of course, a potent spring storm arrived overnight and the rain was steady as I left for the office, camp trailer in tow. The storm cleared during the day, but a gusty wind remained, not letting up as forecast.

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