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Tonopah - pop. 2600. Note collapsed mine in left foreground.
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Tonopah - high school
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Tonopah - historical building
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Tonopah - not a historical building
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Goldfield - pop 300, a restored home
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Goldfield - This hotel boasted 150 sleeping rooms, and 45 suites complete with bathroom.
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Goldfield - typical miners' homes
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Goldfield
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Goldfield - the train once made round-trips to Las Vegas
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Goldfield - some current residents live in 'updated' abandoned miner homes
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Tonopah - a high stakes solar energy plant is good news for Tonopah
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Tonopah - seen from afar
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Tonopah - 17,500 mirrors focus sun rays on the black column,
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Tonopah - to heat molten salts flowing through the tower.
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Tonopah - is also near the ledgendary Area 51 Development Site.
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Area 51
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Area 51
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Area 51 - this barren road is given the name...
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Area 51 - Extraterrestrial Highway
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Area 51 - Rachal is the only settlement met along the way (pop 60)
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Area 51
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Area 51 - this was the only alien seen on my drive
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Caliente - (pop 1200) is a well kept community in a gorgous setting. It was a former Union Pacific railroad hub, and this beautiful building was an active station.
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Caliente
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Caliente
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Caliente - the waiting room
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Caliente
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Caliente - the ticket counter
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Caliente - some parts aren't so well preserved. Nevertheless, the town has a casino.
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Grand Canyon - site of my one night stand
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon - last shot before leaving
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US 89A - a view from the Le Fevre Overlook [ 36° 49' 50.02" / 112° 15' 16.53" ; SE of Fredonia, AZ ]
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US 89A - clearly shows 'steps' in the Grand Staircase of the Escalante National Monument.
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I-15 - near the AZ / NV border offers an delightful scenic drive
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I-15
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I-15
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Ring of Fire SP - this red rock paradise is a short jaunt from I-15 in NV
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Ring of Fire SP
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Misc - near June Lake, CA
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Misc - Dante's View, Death Valley
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Misc - near Moapa, NV
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Misc - near Stovepipe Wells, CA
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Misc - in most cases this sign gives notice of 'Adventures Ahead', and
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Misc - leads me to another memorable trip segment. Au revoir for now. SFP