#Mineral County

[eopederson]

Private Property, Mina, Nevada, 2020.

[eopederson2]

Welcome to Montana, Lookout Pass, 2009.

[lies]

Sometimes when I'm birdwatching

[rabbitcruiser]

Wolf Creek Valley Overlook, CO (No. 3)

The Lobo Overlook, at 11,760 feet elevation on the north side of the pass, provides commanding views of the continental divide.

The pass is also home to Wolf Creek ski area located on the eastern side of the Continental Divide on Highway 160. Also on the eastern side is one of the largest RV parks in the United States, located just a few miles west of South Fork, Colorado.

Wolf Creek Pass is also an attraction for tourists, as it is known for the natural beauty of the wilderness the highway passes through. Just west of the pass, Treasure Falls offers passersby a view of a mountain waterfall.

The main route of the Continental Divide Trail (CDT), which reaches from Mexico to Canada, passes through Wolf Creek Pass. North bound "thru hikers" usually hike through Wolf Creek Pass in June.

The pass was named for Wolf Creek, which starts near the top of the pass and flows down its western side to a confluence with the West Fork San Juan River in Mineral County.

Source: Wikipedia

[eopederson45]

Joe's Tavern, Hawthorne, Nevada, 2020.

[hairtusk]

listened to the in our times episode about robert burns, and weirdly enough, the most memorable line was '...perhaps if wordsworth hadn't gone to cambridge, he'd have written in cumbrian dialect. conversely, attending university might've ruined robert burns.' and now i can't stop imagining the alternative reality where wordsworth had preserved rural cumbrian dialect by writing his poetry in it. my hearts weeps.

[wildliferehabstudent]

https://gofund.me/a0a870c8

I know water crises are global these days, but the coal miners in west Virginia are getting chemical burns from their water.

And before all the "anti-fossil fuel" people come at me- coal miners are not your enemy. All the creatures that depend on this water are dying. The government is claiming it's safe because they're only testing for bacteria- it's too toxic for most of the bacteria that they test for to survive. You can't boil the smell of paint thinner out of water.

This isn't just a human rights and welfare issues, it's also an extreme environment crisis. These are impoverished, exploited people desperate for help.

Explanation of the GoFundMe is under the cut

This fundraiser is raising money to purchase safe drinking water for people in Wyoming and McDowell Counties in West Virginia's coal camps. All proceeds will go directly to Sweet Springs Institute, Inc, a West Virginia local 501(c)3, and 100% of funds raised will be used to purchase water for local residents.

Currently, thousands of people in these two counties, the poorest counties in the United States, are without access to safe water. Their water comes out in shades of gray, black, and brown, smells like paint thinner, and causes immediate rashes and lesions on the skin. It is not safe to be consumed or even touched.

Independent tests show lead, arsenic, and aluminum levels hundreds of parts per million over the legal safe limits. Local residents have had stream water tested to reveal the water has surfactants in it-- an industrial chemical used to separate coal from impurities.

Residents are collecting water from roadside streams because they cannot afford to purchase water from grocery stores.

The coal and natural gas industries have created horrifying living conditions for West Virginians who have suffered exploitation and poverty to power the country and keep the lights on for over 150 years.

If we end up raising more money than is necessary for the local demand for water, or if state or federal emergency efforts finally respond by providing water, then we will use remaining funds to provide other emergency response provisions to locals that may include food, clothing, water filtration, or independent testing of soil and water safety.

[iamtryingtobelieve]

"Blasted! Wasted! Busted! 'I think these guys have been experimenting with some controlled substances…' 'Well you ain't just whistlin' Dixie'" Bully (2001) Dir: Larry Clark

[spawksstuff]

The De Completionist Checklist Part 6

1956

Note on the dates: I will mostly be going by when a show/movie was shot rather than its release date. Variety Magazine will be given first priority.

My score: 9 / 14

Need To Find:  Lineup-Ringing Bells, Strange Stories-Such A Nice Little Girl, You Are There (The Fall of Fort Sumter, The Heroism of Clara Barton, The Berlin Airlift)

Favorite Movie: Gunfight at O.K. Corral

Favorite TV Show: O. Henry Playhouse – Fog In Santone

Favorite Scene: Fog In Santone when Rosa takes (De) Carter back to her room to take care of him.

[emperornorton47]

Almadine in Schist

[eopederson]

Joe's Tavern, Hawthorne, Nevada, 2020.

[stopdoopyphotos]

2022 county fair

[deepfriedthrifting]

More Thursday afternoon thrifting

[rabbitcruiser]

Tonopah, NV (No. 1)

Tonopah is an unincorporated town in, and the county seat of, Nye County, Nevada, United States. Nicknamed the Queen of the Silver Camps for its mining-rich history, it is now primarily a tourism-based resort city, notable for attractions like the Mizpah Hotel and the Clown Motel.

Tonopah is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95, approximately midway between Las Vegas and Reno. In the 2010 census, the population was 2,478. The census-designated place (CDP) of Tonopah has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42 km2), all land.

The American community began circa 1900 with the discovery of silver-rich ore by prospector Jim Butler. The legendary tale of discovery says that he went looking for a burro that had wandered off during the night and sought shelter near a rock outcropping. When Butler discovered the animal the next morning, he picked up a rock to throw at it in frustration, noticing that the rock was unusually heavy. He had stumbled upon the second-richest silver strike in Nevada history.

Source: Wikipedia

[sakuraswordly]

[littlewalken]

Pretty shiny rocks that look like castles.

LA county museum of natural history.