Radiation and Sunburns

Well, I got sunburned...my hands hurt.

Anyway...
We are going to start surveying in Railroad Valley, one of the areas that was effected by the A-bomb testing at the Nevada Test Site but is now highly investigated for resources and wildlife. I am actually excited about it because I have read a lot about it. Incredibly deserty.


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Reno to San Mateo...2

The route didn't show up down below, so I will try again.


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Reno to San Mateo to see Ben

I got bored, so I decided to drive to San Mateo to see my friend Ben. The drive is really easy and it takes no time at all (about 3.5 hours).


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I forget how beautiful Northern California is. After spending the afternoon being yuppie (we had to do some shopping for Ben's house as he is planning on decorating it. We ended up in IKEA, Bed Bath and Beyond, Costco and Target drinking our Starbucks) we drove down to Half Moon Bay and into the Santa Cruz Mountains. The ocean is so beautiful and in Ben's Subaru Outback, we cruised all the winding roads in the mountains...SWEET!


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Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures.


I would really like to thank Ben for letting me crash at his apartment and spending some time catching up. I hadn't seen Ben for 3 years and I can never have a trip to Reno and not see him.

My last week...Part 1...Eureka

Yes, I know we have been in Eureka before. This time we are surveying a small bit for a developer. I was keen to take many pictures this time and luckily for me, we found a HUGE trash dump that included both modern (post 1960's) and historic (pre-1960's) cans, glass and etc. As always, click on the picture below to see the album.

Eureka Survey 2