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Category Archives: Great Basin
Dugway Range – Simpson’s Springs
On the Lincoln Highway’s present-day bypass around the south end of the Army’s Dugway Proving Grounds, one comes across Simpson’s Springs, which I’ve mentioned before. Simpson explored the route from the Salt Lake area to Genoa, Nevada in 1859. His … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in the Great Basin
Just a short post to let you know that I opened my show in Grass Valley, CA on Monday. The show is open for the month of April with a reception this Saturday the sixth at two in the afternoon. … Continue reading
The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Carroll Summit
I have been editing photos for an exhibition coming up next month but hadn’t included this until my wife noticed it and asked for a print. This is in the canyon on the east side of Carroll Summit and was … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Orr’s Ranch Revisited
I have shown you a few photos of Orr’s Ranch (near Dugway, Utah) before, but not this one. Orr’s Ranch was an important stop on the LHW since it was the last place for gasoline and other supplies before reaching … Continue reading
Posted in Desert, Dugway, Great Basin, Landscapes, Lincoln Highway, Photography, Skull Valley, Utah
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Sand Mountain
I just received a subscription from Travis Christiansen who recently wrote about Sand Mountain, east of Fallon, Nevada. Here is an aerial shot of Sand Mountain taken from my little camera plane. Grover
The Great Basin near Austin, Nevada
I would like to solicit your opinion. This is a reworked version of the scene I posted recently. What do you think? Is it “over the top” or simply “rather neat”? Obviously I did a lot of processing in Photoshop … Continue reading
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Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – What’s Happening and Why Isn’t It?
It’s been quiet in part because my magazine article is due to come out any day and I have an agreement that the photographs in that article can’t be shown until publication – a “first use” issue. Also frankly it’s … Continue reading
Graveyards – Cool or Creepy?
I received a comment from a reader which led me to his site which in turn led me to his post: http://sethsnap.com/2012/09/26/photographing-cemeteries-cool-or-creepy/ I like to look through old graveyards for the history and the stories. Sometimes I photograph them. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged grass valley ca, graveyards, Hamilton Nevada, Lincoln Highway, new mexico
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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Tippet’s Ranch
Tippets is one of those places I never tire of visiting. It is isolated. It is beautifully situated. It is sadly returning to the earth. First begun in the 1860′s as a stop for both the Pony Express and the … Continue reading
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The Lincoln Highway in Basin and Range – Goodyear Cutoff and Gold Hill
I left Callao with some regret – the beauty and the isolation are so attractive. The photo below is of the road from Gold Hill looking back to the flats. Callao would be the vague line of green in the … Continue reading
Posted in Callao, Desert, Dugway, Ghost Towns, Gold Hill, Goodyear Cutoff, Great Basin, Lincoln Highway, Pony Express, Salt Lake Desert, Travel, Utah
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