Silver State Photo News Winter 2004

Silver State Photo News

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Last Updated June 10, 2005

Update June 6, 2005 ~ Precious Metal will travel to Reno once the weather clears in Florida. The Rolls Royce Griffon-powered racer was kept on the ground due to a series of strong thunderstorms that moved across Florida. We missed Tunica but will be at Reno for the Reno National Championship Air Races and Aviation Nation 2005, the latter at Nellis AFB, Nevada, eight miles north of the Las Vegas strip off Interstate 15. This year salutes the Vietnam Veteran with Operation Welcome Home, which has been underway since January. The final event of the 2005 season for Operation Welcome Home is the Nellis AFB Air Show, Aviation Nation 2005, and Precious Metal will be appearing at Nellis for Boyd Gaming's Las Vegas Style Air Racing demonstration, featuring the Unlimited Class racers of The World's Fastest Motorsport! 2005 events include potential Demonstration Races in Oshkosh. In the Spring. Lake Air Inc. opened its new FBO at Ft. Lauderdale. New Precious Metal gear will be advertised soon at the Precious Metal Air Racing Team "Pit Stop," our Official Online Webstore! Volunteers ~ thank you for all your support! More stories and photos coming to the website soon...

Elk Near Big Pine

A pastoral scene off Highway 395 north of Big Pine, California, but instead of farm animals grazing in an open alfalfa field, we find a herd of Elk has made its way down from the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range to feed.

The siamese-colored animals scatter through the field, with the Cows taking a place near the watering lines and cut fields, while the Bulls feed nearby in an open pasture. A closer look at one section of uncut alfalfa gave us a view of nearly 50 calves in hiding, their heads barely discernable amidst summer-dried, golden, uncut shoots of alfalfa that grew high during the season.

We'll see more of the nomadic herd as the Winter drives them down to the marshlands and fields of California's Owens Valley to graze.

Wild Mustangs of Nevada

Wild Mustangs on BLM land north of the Fishlake Valley, east of Montgomery Pass, site of Boundary Peak, Nevada's highest mountain.

The year 2003 has been good to these three which have fattened up rather nicely on alfalfa trimmings and wild grasses bordering nearby farms. the Fishlake Valley was formed by glacial activity which left a prehistoric, inland lake after the melt. Over time, the lake eventually dried up. Some of the rocks in the area hold fossilized remains of lake fish that existed years before Paiute and Shoshone tribes arrived in the area.

Flint chips, arrowheads, bird arrowheads, spearpoints, beads and other tools have been found in the area, a popular crossroads for trading before the arrival of white settlers in the area, however all are protected under Tribal Law and BLM regulations, so look, but don't touch or take. <G>

Walker Lake in Winter

The first snow of the season falls near Walker Lake, north of Hawthorne, Nevada, and US Highway 95. The lake is one of five fresh water lakes that currently exist in the World -- Pyramid Lake, Nevada, being the second, while the remaining three are located in Central Asia. The lake is considered part of an enormous lake that covered what is now the Western United States in prehistoric times. The Lake is the target of a preservation effort since its level has dropped approximately 140 feet since 1885.

Santa Monica Street Scenes

Scenes from Santa Monica, California, near the famed Santa Monica Pier, where a roller skater makes his way across a busy intersection while an old man rests on a bench overlooking the bay..

The Santa Monica Pier

Above: The Santa Monica Pier framed by the trees above the cliffs overlooking the bay.

Below, sunset over Santa Monica Bay. Silver State News will soon present a short gallery featuring scenes on the Santa Monica Pier.

Scenic Wonderland

The hills of the Owens Valley along US Highway 395 provide local residents and drivers with a spectacular view of nature. Above, a rainbow during recent Thunderstorms south of Bishop, California. Below, a hillside stands out at sunset against a shadowy mountain backdrop.

Silver State News is the first mainstream or alternative, print or online newspaper publication, to feature a regular, year-round column, about Air Racing in its Sports Section ... where the "World's Fastest Motorsport" belongs! Silver State News is also the first mainstream or alternative, print or online newspaper, to feature an Aviation section, due to the importance of Aerospace to the World Economy and Politic.