17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Great Basin Gully - Lincoln County

Subtle, crude, huge and small but mostly quiet. Half abandoned and half hopeful. Lincoln County is 10,000 square miles where curiosity and patience are well rewarded. Beyond the antique facades of dilapidated stores, off the pavement and mine roads, one can walk on ancient ground but not feel impatient about geological time.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2017
Date Uploaded: 09.2019
Photo Location: Nevada, United States of America
Copyright: © Jeffrey Anderson