1 Old mine in the McCulloh Mts above Henderson, NV
2 Twice the annual rainfall in two months made the desert nice and green.
3 Highline road south of Dutchman Pass
4 Techaticup, NV This location and this Willys were used in the movie 3,000 Miles To Graceland.
5 I got stuck by Cholla investigating all the cool junk at Techaticup.
6 Techaticup, NV in ElDorado Canyon
7 North portal entering Yucca Mountain at the Nevada Test Site
8 Inside the main tunnel under Yucca Mountain, proposed nuclear waste repository
9 Alcove #2 under Yucca Mountain
10 Dave Buesch, Vulcanologist for the USGS conducts class inside Yucca Mountain.
11 Class enjoys lunch and a lecture on Fran Ridge overlooking Jackass Flats where nuclear rockets were once tested.
12 Class ascends Fran Ridge to examine the rock strata.
13 Road to the crest of Yucca Mountain
14 Looking west from the top of Yucca Mt. over Crater Flats-named for the cinder cones you can see and several that may be burried. Photos to the east toward Jackass Flats, Skull Mt., Frenchman Flats, and Groom Lake were strictly forbidden.
15 Armagosa Dunes and the Funeral Mts. seen from the crest of Yucca Mt.
16 Tunnel Boring Machine
17 The entire machine was 460' long. The rear section has already been hauled away.
18 Tunnel Boring Machine
19 Looking over the pool at the Hard Rock toward Las Vegas Blvd.