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Where:
Mount Irish Rock Art and Archaeological District north of Alamo, NV.
Meet:
8:00 AM, roll at 8:30 AM Saturday 5/19/12. Meet at the "R" Place Shell Station in Ash Springs, NV. It's 98 miles from Las Vegas on US 93, 7 miles north of Alamo, NV. Take I-15 north like you are going to Mesquite or Utah and take exit 64, which is the next exit after Apex (exit 58). It will be marked with town names like Alamo, Ely, Caliente. There's a Love's Truck Stop on the west side of the highway. Figure about a 1 1/2 hour drive from the Spaghetti Bowl.
Trail:
We'll go to the Mt. Irish Petroglyph site, the ghost town of Logan, the mill site of Crescent, and the Rosario Mine. The Irish site is considered one of the best collections of rock art in southern Nevada. The trail is very easy, I rate it a solid 1.5, due to the fact it's a one lane road at Logan Pass. But a 2 wheel drive high clearance vehicle can do the trail as it's graded on a yearly basis by the BLM. It's also semi short, so we'll have lots of time to explore the 3 'glyph sites and town ruins. But as always, bring lunch and other necessities. Plan on dressing in layers as it will be cooler than Vegas, but it's at a high enough altitude to cause sun burn. We'll make a loop, so you can plan on coming back through Alamo on your way home.
There's a Sinclair gas station in Alamo with a full service grocery store for provisions, and the "R" Place has a grill and sandwiches available as well for anyone that forgets anything. There's also a truck stop just past the Sinclair in Alamo.
I'll put up another post with info for lodging/camping for anyone interested.
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Last edited by GaryB on Fri Apr 13, 2012 7:19 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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