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For an excellent look at all of the places to go in the Great Basin, visit Exploring the Great Basin.
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Diana's Punch Bowl - A mound of tufa about 100 feet high surrounds the scalding waters of Diana's Punch Bowl in Monitor Valley, central Nevada. No soaking here! (If you visit, be careful to park your car at the base. Not only is tufa fragile, but it could be very easy to miss the hole and drive on in!) Note Molly for scale! |
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Potts Hot Spring - North of Diana's Punch Bowl lie my favorite hot springs in the Great Basin. This is private property, so no camping at the springs. Molly in the background, again. |
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Soldier Meadows - Located in the Black Rock Desert, these springs form natural pools up to six feet deep. |
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Jersey Valley Hot Spring - This tub was built about two years ago in Jersey Valley, about 45 minutes south of Battle Mountain, Nevada. I wonder who built it? |
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Marble Bath - Marked on USGS topo maps as a hot spring. Quite an elaborate prank, considering it's location. No, I won't tell you where it is. |
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