Photographs from Mineral County

Images by Loreen Pitchford - copyright Mineral County - Click the thumbnails for a larger view



On top of Corey Peak looking toward Mt. Grant

From Corey Peak looking toward the valley below

Mt. Grant above the tree line


Lichen growning on an rock out-crop on Corey Peak

Mt. Grant in the distance and old bristlecone pines on Corey Peak

Old bristlecone pine on Corey Peak

Old bristlecone pines looking East toward Mt. Grant

Corey Peak is home to an abundance of wild-flowers

Top of Mt. Grant in the distance

Blooming rabbit brush on top of Corey Peak looking toward the Wasuk Range

Looking toward the Wasuk Range from a cabin on Corey Peak

Falling Rock danger along highway-95, a potential truck route for shipping high-level radioative waste to Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Receeding water and the hot desert sun created fractured earth near the Hawthorne Army Depot

Defunct bomb fins painted in patriotic colors create a startling sculpture north of the town of Hawthorne, Nevada

Hawthorne Army Depot donated defunct bombs that were scuplted into whimsical working art - a far cry from there intended use.

Hawthorne Army Depot bunkders

A dust devil kicks up along highway-95 north of Walker Lake

The town of Luning, Nevada can be seen below

The Hard Rock Market in Luning is a few hundred feet from the Southern Pacific rail bed and along the 95 highway corridor

The towns of Mina andLunning are seen from a birds-eye-view

The Rock Shop in Mina is also a few hundred feet from the Southern Pacific rail bed and along the 95 highway corridor

The Southern Pacific rail bed can be seen runing through the the small town of Mina, Nevada

Mina, Nevada

Southern Pacific rail exchange at the Hawthorne Army Depot in Mineral County, Nevada

Southern Pacific rail line at Thorne, Nevada

Southern Pacific Rail line transects Churchill and Lyon County on its southern route toward Mineral County

This markes the end of the Rail line for Southern Pacific in Mineral County near the Hawthorne Army Depot

Rail-road-crossing near Hawthorne Army-Depot

Rail-road perspective looking north-toward Walker Lake

Railroad crossing sign in Mineral County

Schurz, Nevada is a small town in Mineral County that lies along the Southern Pacific rail road and highway 95

The east side of Walker Lake has the Southern Pacific rail line following it's borders

The east side of Walker Lake in Mineral County, Nevada

Highway 95 is a potential truck route for shipments of high-level radioactive waste for disposal at the proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository in sourthern Nevada

Walker Lake in Mineral County

Walker Lake is a big tourist attraction in the spring and summer

Recreational activities like boating, skiing, fishing and relaxing abound at Walker Lake

Weathered sign along the old Southern Pacific rail line in Mineral County, Nevada

Wetlands along highway 95 are home to wild horses

Wetlands near Walker Lake, Nevada

Another view of the wetlands near Walker Lake, Nevada

Wetlands north of Walker Lake