Northern Nevada

I headed west from Wendover, along Interstate 80 through northern Nevada — with a few detours of course!

The Twelvemile Hot Spring has a fabulous soaking pool of blue warm water. This spring is on private land, but visitors are allowed.

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At the Dry Susie Hot Springs, there's a tub but it's been damaged. And the water was too hot to soak.

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The Paradise Valley Hot Springs has a nice tub with hot water just the right temperature.

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I made a detour past the active mines of Tungsten to a hilltop set of petroglyphs I'd seen on a map. The area had been devastated by wildfires.

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Thunder Mountain is a curious place, with a home and art built from junk.

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At the town of Imlay, I left the interstate and headed west towards the Black Rock Desert.

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