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Beautiful downtown Ophir
Toiyabe Range, Nevada, USA. This was probaby a commercial establishment of some sort--a store, bank, or whatever. The original silver strike, at the Murphy Mine, dates to the 1860s.
There are lots of "Ophirs" across the US west--none lived up to the promise of King Solomon's legendary mines!
There are lots of "Ophirs" across the US west--none lived up to the promise of King Solomon's legendary mines!
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slgwv club has replied to Don Barrett (aka DBs… clubwww.ipernity.com/doc/289859/23778441/in/album/455469
but the Wrangler did fine. It would be a lot dicier if there were any traffic at all.
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club has replied to slgwv clubhighway8a.blogspot.com/2010/10/lower-part-of-ophir-canyon-central.html
slgwv club has replied to Don Barrett (aka DBs… clubWondering if I know this "Silver Fox"--there aren't _that_ many geologists in Nevada, and women geologists are still a minority! There's a geo-pun in the title of her blog--a "detachment" is also a type of low-angle fault.
All the canyons along the east side of the Toiyabes in the vicinity of Ophir Canyon are extremely narrow, steep, and rugged right near their mouths because of a very resistant weathering rock unit (a felsite) along the range front. If you want a hike where you didn't have to worry about vehicle traffic, ATVs in particular, check out South Twin River or North Twin River, both a few miles south. They're now in the wilderness area, and are extremely scenic. I have a couple of albums on them:
www.ipernity.com/doc/289859/album/437335
www.ipernity.com/doc/289859/album/437417
Summit Canyon is similar to Ophir Canyon, but the road isn't quite so rough. It's still a 4x4 track, though:
www.ipernity.com/doc/289859/album/461763
so you'd again be dealing with vehicle traffic.
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club has replied to slgwv clubAdmired in:
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