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In this picture you can see
the grooves are darkening. |
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An overview of part of the
archaeological site. |
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This shows the way to the Hidden Caves. The building on the left side of the picture
contains the rest rooms. |
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This entire area (along with
most of Nevada and parts of the neighboring states) was under
water during prehistoric times. The hills in the center of this picture
depict the ancient shoreline of Lake Lahontan. |
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An overlook along the trail
to the Hidden Caves. |
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Here is one of the rock
formations at the Hidden Caves |
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One of the trails I walked to
part of the Hidden Caves area. |
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An overview of some of the Hidden Caves. |
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Another perspective of the
same view. |
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A closeup of one type of rock
formation at the Hidden Caves. This type of formation is the same as the
Tufa towers at Mono Lake, CA. These are formed under water by the action
of fresh water streams on alkaline lake water. More information on Mono
Lake can be found at www.monolake.org. |
