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Sagebrush
Scenes--Travels in Eastern California and Western Nevada
Part 2
Photography
by Martin Cole and Roger Vargo |
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A heard of wild horses runs through the sagebrush at McBride
flat, Nevada. |
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A visit to the
Laws museum provided us with an afternoon of research on
Chalfant's Inyo Independent newspaper,
1871-72. |
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What creature
made this footprint?
(No, Steve
Spangler wasn't within 300 miles that we know of) |
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A deer watches
our travels.
Marty
photographs a mine adit in the Queen's Canyon area of
Nevada.
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Stopes (mined
out areas) hundreds of feet deep and the all metal Mitzpah
Mine headframe mark the territory of the Tonopah Historic
Mining Park in Tonopah, Nevada. |
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The hoist and
compressor inside the Mitzpah Mine hoist house (left) are in
operable condition, along with spare parts such as this
brake belt (top). |
| The ghost
town of Bodie, California, is always a favorite destination
whenever we're in the area. |
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Chris
Spiller, as "Mrs. Hoover" discusses the workings of a stamp
battery inside Bodie's Standard Mill. |
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stiffs in the Bodie Cemetery have the best view of town. |
| Another
day ends for Bodie and so must our visit to Eastern
California and Western Nevada. |
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