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Ruby Mountains

Across half of Elko County, Nevada, running from SW to NE, a magically improbable glaciated range thrusts up out of the flat farmland,
one of the fault block uplift mountain ranges that form the "army of caterpillars" noted by Frémont in his explorations
of what later became the Western United States. This one is the beloved Ruby Mountains, so named for the garnets that sparkle from the stone substrate.
South of Elko about 20 miles, a short, gently but insistently uphill drive leads into Lamoille Canyon, WELL worth visiting even when the campgrounds are closed (October-June).

At the Rubies' east end, high above the crossroad village of Wells and nestled at the north end of the Humboldt Range,
the Angel Creek and Angel Lake campgrounds also pull visitors up the steep entry road.

Lamoille Canyon
Lamoille Canyon 		Angel Creek and Angel Lake
Angel Creek and Angel Lake 		Thomas Creek
Thomas Creek 		Thomas Creek Canyon
Thomas Creek Canyon		 Beacon at Sundown
Beacon at Sundown
Ruby Mountains
Ruby Mountains		 g9/11/419411/3/157334794.IrTzoeG4.jpg g9/11/419411/3/157334800.OItjH7Cu.jpg Chokecherry, Chilled
Chokecherry, Chilled

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Jan O'Neil 02-Feb-2009 08:02
And the list lengthens--on the docket for this summer with any luck. Thanks for sharing.
Ella Rast 01-Jan-2009 05:36
Beautiful. Inspiring.
Ella Rast
Dean Pettit 30-Dec-2008 04:20
shhhh... this is Norhthern Nevada's best kept secret. I have been to Lemoille Canyon. I had my first job in Elko and thoroughly enjoyed the Canyon (skiing and hiking).
Dean
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