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Episode 211: The Right Tuff
Season 2
Episode 11
This trip takes hosts Chris and Dave on a geologic field trip in the Spanish Springs and Red Rock area in northern Nevada. The adventure begins with a stop at the Miocene Fossil Lake Beds and then, it is on to an area of striking geology known as the “Moon Rocks.” The group drives to Red Rock Canyon to hike into the canyon and concludes at Petersen Mountain hunting for quartz crystals.
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