Last Thursday we went for another back road exploring trip with some friends. We went north form Verdi on Dog Valley Road and then north of of Dog Valley road to a wonderful Forest Service Camp ground called Lookout Campground that we will have to camp at some time. The sites were far apart and the setting was beautiful.
From there we went to a nearby crystal mine. Apparently crystals were mined here during World War II for radios. We had fun collecting some beautiful white quartz and a few crystals.
Peavine Mountain is the large mountain on the northwest of Reno. The crystal mine is on the west side of Peavine. From the Crystal Mine we headed around the north side of the mountain and went up the dirt roads to the top of Peavine where there are lots of communication towers and fantastic views.
If you would like to see all the pictures from the trip they are on Flickr here
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