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Thanks for the reply. It is nice to hear that you are using the stock suspension. I've been to the ford transit usa forum and that is where I got confused and concerned about the stock suspension. Lots of different opinions. Plus, I read that one guy located in a windy part of the country...

I’ve decided to get a camper van and not pull a trailer anymore. One key decision I need to make is whether I use a Mercedes Benz Sprinter or a Ford Transit. I’m leaning towards getting a Ford Transit. My question is about suspension modification. It seems well established, what one can do...

What a fun place. I've put it on my trip planning map.

Wow. I have many lost relatives...

Thanks for the report. I've put seeing the shoreline tufas on my todo list.

Smoke: Thanks for the description of what a Wilderness Study Area is. I had always thought that it is an area where a special plant or animal was being studied. ha ha. Got it very wrong.

After my brother had to move his camping site in Colorado (from State Trust land to BLM land), I’m on a casual search to update my understanding of the rules related to the public land in the West. Wilderness areas have puzzled me. They have seemed like random plots of land, managed by various...

Thanks. Maybe my next trip to Nevada I'll explore the NW. It is on the todo list.

FYI My brother is camping in NW Colorado and had a visit from a state employee telling him that he was on State Trust land and had to move. Yup, he had to move 500 ft to get on BLM land. What I learned is that there is an 85-page brochure on the rules for using Colorado state land. In...

Yes. A Fairyslipper. Calypso bulbosa (wnps.org)

Thanks. Your report makes me want to head back to Utah.

Here are a few places I like: Crack in the Ground. Nothing with a wow factor, but different. Summer Lake: You can spend the night or spend an hour driving through the refuge viewing the birds. Kenny Camp: The road/walk to Kenny Camp is a bit west of the Hwy 140 turn off to Virgin Valley...

Thanks for taking us along on your trip. It has been years since I've visited there. I think I need to plan a trip for next winter.

I'm laughing. I "knew" that these dots were the results of geologic exploration. Varmints were not on my radar. Next time when I'm in the area of dots, I'm going to explore and see what is there.

Often when I look at aerials of the west I see dots. I've always assumed they are from a geologic investigation, but it puzzles me that I don't see any tire tracks. Can you enlighten me on why I don't see tire tracks? Helicopters were used? The vegetation has regrown? An example is below...

I'll add my experience. I was on Verison and coverage at home gradually got worse, making a phone call difficult. The Verison coverage map showed that I had good coverage. I called to complain and the person on the phone looked up my address and agreed with me that I had poor coverage. Hum...

Wow. This makes the Paisley Caves seem young. Thanks for posting.

Yup - I got the lasted Roadside Geology books. And I've used some field guides, but I usually find them for places I'm not going. ha ha. Thanks to the guide for the Rubys. Seeing the Rubys has been on my todo list for years. And yes Foy, tell us about Jarbidge. I don't know why but...

I love the hijack of the post and want to thank both you and AWG_Pics for helping me understand what I see. And Foy, I understand what you enjoy. A bit about me. I was clueless about careers when I went off to college and choose to study civil engineering. I had heard that if one was good...

Thanks Foy. I think I'm understanding it now. It was confused that the wonderstone and the green rock were both classified as a Ts. Now I understand, both of volcanic sedimentary origin. Yes, Nevada is great where you can see the rocks and formations. Unlike my western Washington home.

Opps. Sorry Tony. And thanks for your comments.

With comments on rocks I've seen on my Nevada trip, I see that there are a few other people that share my interest in geology. Therefore, I’m letting people know about Nick Zentner’s youtubes. (740) Nick Zentner - YouTube Last winter he did a series; A to Z, loosely focusing on the Eocene and...

Foy: You were smart to ask for a picture of the stone. I didn’t describe it correctly. Today with more light I see it differently. It has more light spots and it has a few black flecks. I got out a hand lens and verified that they are black specks, not small cavities. The stone is lighter...