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Searching for Falling Man and Newspaper Rock

Posted on June 4, 2020, 6:16 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Although the landscapes and rock formations in Gold Butte National Monument are striking, one of the main reasons for establishing the monument was to preserve the artifacts left by the Moapa band of Paiutes (or Nuwuvi) who have lived in this area for some 3,000 years. They include some of the most impressive petroglyph panels […]
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Gold Butte Peak: Southern Nevada’s untraveled view

Posted on May 28, 2020, 5:44 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Among photographers, Gold Butte National Monument is renowned for its surreal Little Finland area, but it is only an area of about one square mile. With its huge 468 square miles, the monument has much more to offer, and a good way to appreciate its vastness is to hike to a mountain top. For a […]
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Nevada’s Little Finland

Posted on June 14, 2019, 9:33 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Since Bear Ears National Monument was controversially reduced by 85%, Gold Butte National Monument, which happened to be designated on the same day of Dec 28 2016, is the most recent large national monument. Gold Butte National Monument protects almost 300,000 acres of Nevada, northeast of Las Vegas, bordering Lake Mead National Recreation Area on […]
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