#basinrange — Public Fediverse posts

I was 9 years old on my first camping trip to a tiny canyon at the Desatoya Mountains… I hope to visit it again some day.

My stepdad was sworn to secrecy about The Dens, so don’t tell anyone.

Mapping the magic places I’ve known…inspired by vintage USGS maps.

#TheDens #BigDen #Nevada #BigDenCreek #BigDenFalls #EastgateNV #GreatBasin #Pattern #MapArt #MapsAsArt #BasinRange #Hwy50 #CarrollPass #CarrollSummit #Desatoya #DesatoyaMountains #Paiute #Shoshone #ShoshoneLand #ConspiracyOfCartographers

I've always been fascinated and inspired by old USGS maps of the American west, especially the places where I grew up

Here's an 1886 version of Granite Range, NV, and mine-- a USGS-inspired map incorporating the current landscape and more accurate and detailed terrain

@sarahbell made the Bell Topo Sans typeface!

#pyramidlakepaiute #Nevada #Gerlach #GreatBasin #MapArt #MapsAsArt #BasinRange #BlackRockDesert #PyramidLake #BlackRockCity #BurningMan #Washoe #Paiute #ConspiracyOfCartographers

Basin and Range...memories of the lost Lake Lahontan and its dry remains--vast valleys and playas; sharp mountain ranges.

#WIP #Nevada #Gerlach #GreatBasin #Pattern #MapArt #MapsAsArt #BasinRange #BlackRockDesert #GraniteRange #PyramidLake #thePlaya #BlackRockCity #BuffaloHills #Washoe #Paiute #ConspiracyOfCartographers