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Today I explored south of Caliente (aptly named), NV. Ignoring the "road closed to all but local traffic" signs, the girls and I set out to find shale outcroppings that are purported to hold trilobite fossils. We didn't find them, but I did find several cool rocks that will migrate to Oregon.

Rainbow Canyon is a beautiful gorge that has a few ranches, a state park, a railroad track, and many washouts along the road. After waving at a train and maneuvering past some construction sites that are oddly quiet on a weekday, the girls and I bailed off on what looked to be a dirt road up a side canyon. Said road was really another sandy wash and I managed to turn the pickup around. It was a great place to let the girls run free for an hour (more lizards!) while I looked at rocks.

From there we went back to the state park, but that will have to wait because I'm doing laundry in Caliente and I know someone is going to steal my socks if I don't make an appearance at my machine.
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