Flash in the Pan

Now a ghost town, Rhyolite, Nevada was once a boom town teeming with get-rich-fast gold prospectors.  Gold was discovered nearby in 1905.  By 1908 there were 5,000 residents of Rhyolite, many employed by the Montgomery Shoshone Mining Company that invested heavily in Rhyolite's infrastructure ... and future. The richest ore ran out quickly, production slowed …

Hoover Dam

After two nights at the Grand Canyon Village, I drove 200 miles west to Hoover Dam.  I've got a zillion more pictures of Grand Canyon, which I'll get to eventually, but I want to keep this photo safari moving. The Hoover Dam, dedicated in 1935, is quite a spectacle itself, but I've been there before …