Rural spots I have found

[Hiking Guy]

There is a trobite (sp) fossil location if interested along with goads in one area.

Tribolites.... fossils older than dinosaurs. Top photo

Geodes.... unopened and opened. Geodes are round hollow rocks with crystals inside. Most I've seen have blue or violet crystals but they could be other colors as well.

PB

Ok, let me jump into this things, they are trilobites.

Thanks PB!  I figured he really meant Tribolites but could not figure out what he meant by "goads"--I thought it was a typo for "toads".

OK, now this is interesting.

When I first saw PB's post and saw his mention of Tribolites, I thought that didn't look right and was thinking it was Trilobites. But, not trusting my spelling ability, I googled Tribolites and sure enough there were lots of websites where it was spelled Tribolites and those websites included pictures of those fossils too.

When I saw IB's post that it's spelled "Trilobites", I googled that too and also came up with a lot of websites with pictures of these ancient fossils. In fact, some of the websites, whether using the Tribolites or Trilobites spelling, were using the same pictures. Even Amazon.com has books that use both spellings. So, now I'm curious as to which is the correct spelling so I went to the Webster's Online Dictionary and looked up both spellings and according to Webster's Online Dictionary, the correct spelling really is "Trilobites".

I went back and looked at the websites that used the Tribolites spelling and noticed that almost all of them were foreign websites, mostly from the UK or China. Makes me wonder if those from the UK (United Kingdom) chose to use the Tribolite spelling rather than the "real" Trilobite spelling (i.e. like colour vs color).

HG.... the first time I ever hard of these fossils I was in the 8th grade. My biology teacher called them tribolites..... I never knew they are actually trilobites. Thanks....

PB

PB,

Just curious, was your biology teacher from the United Kingdom?

[Prospector Bob]

There is a trobite (sp) fossil location if interested along with goads in one area.

Tribolites.... fossils older than dinosaurs. Top photo

Geodes.... unopened and opened. Geodes are round hollow rocks with crystals inside. Most I've seen have blue or violet crystals but they could be other colors as well.

PB

Ok, let me jump into this things, they are trilobites.

Thanks PB!  I figured he really meant Tribolites but could not figure out what he meant by "goads"--I thought it was a typo for "toads".

OK, now this is interesting.

When I first saw PB's post and saw his mention of Tribolites, I thought that didn't look right and was thinking it was Trilobites. But, not trusting my spelling ability, I googled Tribolites and sure enough there were lots of websites where it was spelled Tribolites and those websites included pictures of those fossils too.

When I saw IB's post that it's spelled "Trilobites", I googled that too and also came up with a lot of websites with pictures of these ancient fossils. In fact, some of the websites, whether using the Tribolites or Trilobites spelling, were using the same pictures. Even Amazon.com has books that use both spellings. So, now I'm curious as to which is the correct spelling so I went to the Webster's Online Dictionary and looked up both spellings and according to Webster's Online Dictionary, the correct spelling really is "Trilobites".

I went back and looked at the websites that used the Tribolites spelling and noticed that almost all of them were foreign websites, mostly from the UK or China. Makes me wonder if those from the UK (United Kingdom) chose to use the Tribolite spelling rather than the "real" Trilobite spelling (i.e. like colour vs color).

HG.... the first time I ever hard of these fossils I was in the 8th grade. My biology teacher called them tribolites..... I never knew they are actually trilobites. Thanks....

PB

PB,

Just curious, was your biology teacher from the United Kingdom?

Nope.... he was Hispanic.... native New Mexican.

PB

[Curious]

Just curious, was your biology teacher from the United Kingdom?

Why are you asking ME???

[Prospector Bob]

Just curious, was your biology teacher from the United Kingdom?

Why are you asking ME???

Good one Curious.... LMAO

[cueball69]

Scottys Junction:

       North of Beatty and the Shady Lady is the home of Scotty's Castle, built by the infamous Death Valley Scotty. I have a biography of him and he was quite the operator in the mining of the early 1900's in and around Death Valley.

Sorry Shooter but you've got the history of Scotty's Castle all wrong. Here's the Reader's Digest version,the castle was built by Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson. Johnson had made some trips to Death Valley and was taken with Scotty's fraudulent tales of finding a gold mine in Death Valley. The desert agreed with Johnson so he commissioned the castle. Johnson forgave Scotty for his lies and kept Scotty around for his entertainment value. Following the deaths of Johnson and his wife, Scotty remained at the castle until his death and he is buried on a hill overlooking the castle.

[shooter]

    Well most certainly Albert Johnson and his wife financed the building, starting with the two original stucco apartments (32'x96') But they had been conned , like many others by Walter Scott (Death Valley Scotty).  But it was Scott who spent the money, hired the men and was first to call it a castle. The biography of Scotty is a fascinating read, even in the wake of todays financial scandals.

[Curious]

I have been thinking of Curious's Castle.

Anyone looking for a good investment?

Just
Curious

[SIDEWINDER]

I have been thinking of Curious's Castle.

Anyone looking for a good investment?

Just
Curious

If and I did say "IF" I had the money, I would rather have that big casino/hotel with a lake and all year around RV parking. I don't know the exact location but it's somewhere going north on 95 and then you turn  left and it's a few miles down the road on the right hand side.  Also just a few miles further down the road and you are back in Ca. Probably, if it were on 95, it would be packed with travelers.

[Curious]

Ya, but I will even include a bridge!

Which one would you like??

Plus, you know what they say about real estate - it's location, location, location!  And you don't even know where that RV park is!

[bones]

Here's a spot for those while in Elko during the day to spend some time. Visit the museum (name?) toward the east end of town close to Red Lion casino. Has some good history, display on how the gold is mined, and a good wildlife area.

[SIDEWINDER]

Ya, but I will even include a bridge!

Which one would you like??

Plus, you know what they say about real estate - it's location, location, location!  And you don't even know where that RV park is!

I know where it is!! I just don't know how to tell other people to get there