Album Nevada - Northwest from Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)

Nevada Northern railroad (2069)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:26:06 +0000

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Winter on the Nevada Northern, taken in the train yard.

Nevada Northern railroad (2063)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:26:00 +0000

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Former SP (Southern Pacific) passenger car, in the yard of the Nevada Northern. This picture is from 2005, I don't know if the car was restored or used for parts.

Nevada Northern railroad (2060)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:25:51 +0000

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Winter on the Nevada Northern, taken just east of Ely from US 50.

Jungo Rd Winnemucca NV (2142)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 07:22:00 +0000

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Along Jungo road, a graded gravel road that runs west from Winnemucca towards Gerlach.

Just pass the Hycroft mines, the road gets much rougher and narrower, leading to the Black Rock playa that is the location of Burning Man. I had been warned that the road that continued from this point was very hard on tires and since my tires were getting somewhat worn, I decided not to go any further.

Update, 2/2/2016: I should have pointed out when I posted this that this route to Burning Man ( burningman.org )was strongly discouraged by the organizers of Burning Man and that this sign is in no way an official designation by the organizers of it.

Jungo Rd Winnemucca NV2131a

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:02:22 +0000

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Along Jungo road, a graded gravel road that runs west from Winnemucca towards Gerlach.

In a stretch that was many miles from any structures, I came across the surprising pack of dogs. There was no sign of habitation nearby that would indicate why they were there, but they seemed to be too groomed to be simply abandoned. On the other hand, some were sleeping around the cow carcass, and when I stopped to take pictures they came at the car very aggressively.

Jungo Rd Winnemucca NV2130a

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:02:17 +0000

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Jungo Rd Winnemucca NV2129a

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:02:11 +0000

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UP Jungo Rd Winnemucca NV (2144)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:04:07 +0000

Don Barrett (aka DBs travels) has posted:

Along Jungo road, a graded gravel road that runs west from Winnemucca towards Gerlach.

I had been on the Jungo road for about an hour and, despite that fact that it is parallel to UP tracks, I had not seen or heard a train for the entire time. Soon, though, four trains came through relatively close to each other.

Jungo Rd Winnemucca NV2128a

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:04:02 +0000

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It took me many years to learn to appreciate the subtle beauty in this very dry landscape. Now that I'm accustomed to the shades of the west, the dense greenness of the eastern U.S.now often feels a little too much "in your face".

UP at Jungo Rd Winnemucca NV (2134)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 08:47:42 +0000

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Since I'm not currently able to travel, at least I can post some previously not posted photos that fit my yearn for the open road!

This is from along Jungo road, a graded gravel road that runs west from Winnemucca towards Gerlach, Nevada. Looking east from a point where Jungo road crosses the UP tracks on the west end of a large playa. From what I could tell, this seemed to be close to a site that was the former location of the town of Jungo.

Washoe County 447 (0811)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:50:10 +0000

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Washoe-447 getting close to the California border, the snow is on Warren Peak.

Washoe County 447 (0810)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:49:46 +0000

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Washoe-447, a very scenic and little used road connecting Gerlach, NV to Suprise Valley, CA

Empire, NV Burning Man (0809)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:49:22 +0000

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Row of RV's stored in Empire, NV. Couldn't tell if these are abandoned, or if they're just being stored and then rented for Burning Man.

Empire, NV Burning Man (0807)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:48:52 +0000

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Remnants of Burning Man, in Empire, NV.

Empire, NV Burning Man (0806)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:48:18 +0000

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Remnants of Burning Man, in Empire, NV.

NV-447 Lake Winnemucca (0805)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:47:58 +0000

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NV-447 (looking south) along what would have been the shore of Lake Winnemucca.

NV-447 Lake Winnemucca (0803)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:47:30 +0000

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Looking across the dry lake bed of Lake Winnemucca (see description in adjacent picture).

NV-447 Lake Winnemucca (0802)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:46:51 +0000

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Description of Lake Winnemucca, which was an environmentally important body of water but dried up in the late 1930's due to damming of the Truckee and construction of NV-447.

Nixon, NV (0801)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:46:25 +0000

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Farm land along the Truckee River, just south of Lake Pyramid.

Sand Mountain, NV (0799)

nobody@ipernity.com (Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)) — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 08:46:02 +0000

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Sand Mountain from the Huck Salt mine road which is on the opposite (west) side from the recreation area.