Nevada Monitor Valley

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finally feeling better and got down to finishing off the Tonopah Adventure, Part 4 of 4. the new photo album and blog narrative are posted on my profile "Nevada Monitor Valley" album.

here's a sampling of the photos to maybe whet your appetite for the wild west:

wild horses

a really cute young cow

a really big hole on top of a really high mound hill in the middle of the valley

please visit my profile if you want to see more photos and read about the trip through the valley

posted by windnsea

Holy cow, is it a cave or what? That would be scary. I always think of those people who gallop their horses across the open, well what if you find one of those. Hate to think whats down there. probably all kinds if skeletons etc, do people explore them?

posted by Espirit
2 months ago

wait'll you read the narrative - hahaha - plenty scary, but not until I really thought about it! lol! after all, espirit, this is the WILD WEST! you must come visit some time - we won't let anything happen to you

posted by windnsea
2 months ago

How did that picture get turned around? I would love to go back out west believe me. So much to see and do. SO little time and money haha

posted by Espirit
2 months ago

Im going qwazy....its back the right way around again. So do you know whats down there? Is it a cave, or water or what? Has it been explored? I wonder how many people fell in there over the years, as well as animals. Does any one know

posted by Espirit
2 months ago

well ........ espirit . . . it's called "Diana's Punchbowl", as I said in my narrative on my profile, and you can read tons of information about it by doing a web search on that name. I also describe my own experience and observations in my narrative on my profile . . .

posted by windnsea
2 months ago

Yes I did read your profile, thanks. I will go searching for what I can find. I think I did read a little but then got distracted. (thats normal for me)

Wikipedia
Diana's Punchbowl, also called the Devil's Cauldron, is a geothermal feature located on a small fault in the Monitor Valley of Central Nevada, about 30 miles southeast of Austin, Nevada. Often listed as a hot spring on maps, it is not suitable for human bathing but is often considered by tourists to be beautiful to see. Located about 20 feet down in a perfectly round crater on a small hill, the azure-colored pool is boiling hot. A small hot stream runs north out of the side of the hill. Diana's Punchbowl is just east of Monitor Valley Road about 9 miles south of Monitor Ranch.

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posted by Espirit
2 months ago

thanks, espirit - I like this photo. a shot of the hill is the one thing I missed getting . . .

posted by windnsea
about 1 month ago

Its so strange isn't it?......very interesting reading about it. Thank you for a great post. I am sure many of us will put it on our list of things to see.

posted by Espirit
about 1 month ago

Great photos. Thanks! I love the first one of the wild horses with the mountains in the background. Beautiful.