A photo of the left side of Walker Lake across US95. As mentioned previously, Walker and Pyramid Lakes are the two largest remaining remnants of Lake Lahontan, which once covered much of Northwestern Nevada.
A shot to the south-east looking at part of what is now called the Hawthorne Army Ammunition Depot. [I'm fairly certain that during the 1966-67 school year it was operated by the navy; in fact, one of the links in the previous post confirms that.]
A look toward the upper end of Walker Lake, which I mistakenly said was c22 miles long; now believe 18 miles is correct. I was misled by Twenty-Mile Beach, which is a State Beach and boat-launching site about 2 miles from the upper end of the lake. [Perhaps the 20 miles was measured from a point to the north rather than from Hawthorne or the southern-end of the lake.]
One can't make out the Ammunition Depot unless he clicks 1 or 2 times to zoom in on the view to the SSE.
Up ahead, the fat or widest part of the lake to circumnavigate.
The confluence of the Walker River, which originates on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada and flows into Nevada, and the northern end of Walker Lake.
A look back at Mt. Grant, officially listed as 11,239' but which mountain-climbers maintain is nearer 11,270'.
Links:
- Excellent web site on the Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex; contains links to related sites
- Story of Walker Lake; includes several good photos
- Wikipedia article on Fallon, NV
- Ascent of Mt Grant with excellent photos by a climber named Scotty
F 18 Mar Actual Route: Bonanza Casino RV Park, Fallon, NV
Sa 19 Mar Actual Route: Bonanza Casino RV Park, Fallon, NV
Su 20 Mar Actual Route: Bonanza Casino RV Park, Fallon, NV
M 21 Mar Actual Route: Bonanza Casino RV Park, Fallon, NV
T 22 Mar Route: Fallon - Middlegate - Gabbs - Mina - Basalt, NV - Benton, CA - Bishop
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