#basin and range

[valhikes]

Tonopah Field Office BLM, Nevada

A hike to see a striking, but rather short, peak. Then on to a taller, but not so striking, peak.

[eopederson]

Late Afternoon in the Basin and Range, US 93, Elko County, Nevada, 2020.

[eopederson2]

Steens Mountain Wilderness by Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington Via Flickr: The United States Congress designated the Steens Mountain Wilderness in 2000 and it now has over 170,200 acres. All of this wilderness is located in Oregon and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Steens Mountain is located in Oregon's high desert is one of the crown jewels of the state's wildlands. It is some of the wildest and most remote land left in Oregon. Opportunities for recreation on Steens Mountain are as plentiful as they are widespread. Popular activities include camping, picnicking, sightseeing, and exploring the open country on foot and horseback. Hiking is available in all areas and trailheads exist near Page Springs and South Steens Campgrounds, as well as Wildhorse Overlook and Pike Creek. Visitors photograph landscapes, wildlife and wildflowers, and catch redband trout in the Donner und Blitzen River. Others enjoy hunting for wild game and visiting special places, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. For more information contact: 28910 Hwy 20 West Hines, OR 97738 541-573-4400 BLM_OR_BU_Mail@blm.gov

Wish I could make a trip there this year, but that is not on the agenda. It is a haunting place

[hike2moons]

[thorsenmark]

I Found Myself Driving, Hours Upon Hours (Death Valley National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: I Found Myself Driving, Hours Upon Hours Just for the possibility of seeing this again Recent snow storms had allowed me To see another beauty of southern California But it also closed roads, with the one here being one At least, until earlier that day You didn’t disappoint years ago And you’re still wondrous today Mountain peaks and Badwater An imaginary Mos Eisley The wind takes away my breath, Literally and figuratively, when I take in this view Dante’s View, you only bring out awe Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one afternoon in Death Valley National Park at Dantes View. My thought on composing this image was a simple landscape one with my Nikon SLR camera angled slightly downward to capture a sweeping view down the mountainside, across Badwater Basin, and then to the snowcapped peaks of the Panamint Range. I would lose much of the blue skies above, but I felt this alignment helped to bring out a wider angle, almost panoramic feel with the image captured. My thought on this location brought back memories from April 2015 on an earlier visit seeing this wondrous landscape in a national park. I could imagine a Star Wars setting with Mos Eisley as well as just the natural beauty present. There was a wind blowing that could easily take one’s breath away but had that crisp, cool feel with the low temperatures to make for an enjoyable, brisk walk along the trails and ridges. If you look at the lower portion of the image just left of center, you will notice a what looks like a thin white walkway jutting out. You can zoom in and notice tiny ant people walking along Badwater Basin, almost 6000 feet below!

[mur-art]

Today's explorations.

[bigfootswashingmachine]

do you have any cool facts about rocks?

more about tectonics than rocks, but most of the mountain ranges across the american west are characterized by a type of mountain building called basin and range extension. this happens when crustal stretching is accommodated for by creating a series of faults all trending the same direction. this can be thought of like having a row of blocks that you tilt from being a rectangle to being a rhombus, so the far corners represent the widest points instead of the sides. these blocks each have a corner getting dropped down and a corner being uplifted, creating a series of mountain valleys and ranges. you can see on a geologic map of america what looks like stretch marks from mexico to as far north as idaho.

another fun fact about rocks is that you can throw them really hard at people when you are mad.

[essco-bathware]

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[theclassyhuman]

Philadelphia Kitchen Enclosed

Example of a large mountain style l-shaped ceramic tile and beige floor enclosed kitchen design with a double-bowl sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances

[tomorrowusa]

It’s already early May and that means it’s getting close to the start of the North Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone season.

If you live on or relatively close to the coast of the North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, or the Caribbean Sea, this is a good time to become reacquainted with how to deal with tropical cyclones. The link above provides an excellent set of reminders.

Every day during the hurricane season I visit the official NOAA site. Getting accurate information is essential in an era of disinformation.

National Hurricane Center

If you’re looking for a general forecast for the 2023 season, the go-to place is the Colorado State University Hurricane Seasonal Forecasting site. It’s ironic that a landlocked Mountain state has a university known for it’s tropical weather expertise, but the CSU team is top notch.

Here is their extended-range forecast issued on April 13th.

If you want the TL;DR forecast that isn’t over 40 pages long, here is what they predict for 2023.

So it looks like a slightly below average season in terms of activity.

But even a low activity season can bring destruction. The 1992 Atlantic season had just six named storms – but the first of those was Category 5 Hurricane Andrew which made landfall both in Florida and in Louisiana.

[valhikes]

Wayne E Kirch Wildlife Management Area, Nevada

It was the moment for a little basin time after so much range. I spent some time with Hot Creek and its special collection of wildlife.

[eopederson]

Salina, Carson Sink, Nevada, 2020.

[prekrasnoe-mngnovenie]

Kitchen - Transitional Kitchen Inspiration for a sizable transitional u-shaped kitchen pantry renovation with two islands, an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, granite countertops, and beige or beige and beige backsplashes.

[hike2moons]

[thorsenmark]

My Outdoor Wellness Trip by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting looking to the south down Kelbaker Rd. Here I wanted to capture a look down the road with the more distant ridges and peaks of the Mojave Desert Range in this portion of California.

[kaitlin-murphy]

Nothing​ more relaxing than sitting beneath a tree with a beer and a few wandering pens. #scrubjay and #california #quail keeping me company. Recent explorations of #nevada #landscapes as inspiration. Anything but barren, anything but lifeless! Scroll right to see the #drawing in full, scribbled on the inside of a granola bar box. #basin and #range courting my goddam soul. #dayoff #fieldwork #solotime #clear the cobwebs #braindrain #reno #hashtags #whynot https://www.instagram.com/p/BU2hyiUlG3qI4GnLHvdAm0XapV_fUUyOJVriik0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=