The Parks Connection Q2 2023 Issue 4

THE PARKS CONNECTION

ANEVADASTATEPARKSEMPLOYEENEWSLETTER

ISSUE 4, APRIL 2023

FOR THE LOVE OF A

blacksmith shop

BY CHRIS JOHNSON

FOR THE LOVE OF A BLACKSMITH SHOP

By Chris Johnson

THE ADVENTURES OF FLAT PENNY

In 1967, Nevada designated the mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) as the official state bird.

FOR THE LOVE OF A BLACKSMITH SHOP

BY CHRIS JOHNSON

A major project we have been working on at Mormon Station over the past few years is restoring this historic structure on the park's north end.

This unassuming structure became part of Mormon Station in 2002 when the State acquired a 1.2acre parcel adjacent to the north end of the park known as the "Campbell Property."

A master plan completed in 2005 by State Park staff and Genoa residents erroneously identified the structure as a "rather typical late 1940s to early 1950s ranch-style barn". The master plan declared that the structure had "no significant historical value" and even recommended tearing it down! State Park staff and Genoa residents hoped to see replicas of three buildings that stood on the park site in the 1800s built in its place – a hotel, a livery stable, and a blacksmith shop.

Blacksmith Shop Exterior

However, shortly after the completion of the master plan, park staff noticed the structure had several quirks that suggested it was likely much older than the mid-1900s. Some of these quirks include the building sits on a rock foundation, numerous square nails were used in its construction, and the front door hangers were manufactured before 1910 (based on the manufacturer's markings). An open dirt area in the floor led park staff to believe that perhaps this structure was originally a blacksmith shop, and the dirt area was where a forge once sat.

When I started at Mormon Station back in 2017, there were several projects I was excited to tackle, but none more so than the restoration of the possible blacksmith shop. It was clear, though, that if we were going to put time, effort, and money into restoring this structure, we needed to be as sure as possible about the structure's actual past.

So, I first dug into the ownership history of the Campbell Property and found every owner of the land from 1865 through 2002. From there, I started researching newspaper articles and oral histories for mentions of the various owners, hoping to find something that would shed a little more light on the structure's history. Eventually, I stumbled upon a newspaper article from 1908 stating that a man named N.P. (Nels Peter) Morrison had recently purchased the land. The story also reported that Morrison intended to tear down a long-vacant hotel that was currently standing on the lot and use its lumber and materials to build a new blacksmith shop there. While this was an exciting find, how could we be sure this building was actually Morrison's blacksmith shop?

IS THIS REALLY NELS PETER MORRISON'S OLD BLACKSMITH SHOP?

WE NEEDED PROOF.

Interior of the shop as it looked in 2018

We found the final piece of the puzzle confirming this structure was Morrison's blacksmith shop a few months later. While moving items stacked in front of a workbench in the shop, I noticed small letters stamped into the face of the bench. I shone a flashlight on the letters and was thrilled to see that the stamping read "N.P. MORRISON."

This stamp was likely Morrison's "touchmark" stamp, which he would forge into items he made. The touchmark is stamped into the workbench in about 15 places - solid proof that this structure was indeed Morrison's shop. So finally, we knew for sure what we were working with – a blacksmith shop built in 1908 using lumber and materials from a hotel built in 1865!

From that point, we started cleaning out the structure with the goal of restoring it to an operational blacksmith shop that would look as it might have in 1908.

We also began advertising our need for donations of the late 1800s/early 1900s blacksmithing tools and equipment. In a development almost too good to be true, a 92-year-old blacksmith named Elmer Larsen contacted me. Elmer had an entire blacksmith shop at his residence full of late 1800s/early 1900s equipment. He had seen an article I wrote about the shop in the Genoa community newsletter and wanted to donate nearly everything in his blacksmith shop to us. In one fell swoop, we went from having almost no blacksmithing equipment to having almost everythingweneededforaworkingshop.

Blacksmith Shop Bellows

View of the workbench and forge

Even in its incomplete state, the shop has had a radical impact on this park. Since April 2022 the shop has been open to the public as an exhibit of sorts - it features interpretive signage and is furnished to appear how it might have looked in 1908. I always try to spend some time in the shop on busy days, giving informal talks and demonstrations on using some of the tools. I have found blacksmithing to be something that fascinates most visitors. Both children and adults often have a seemingly endless stream of questions about the craft, and I believe the shop has quickly become one of the highlights of this park for many visitors. We even designed "Morrison's General Blacksmith Shop" t-shirts to sell in our gift shop, and they have been our second best-selling item this year!

Working on this project has been one of the highlights of my career thus far, and I'm incredibly excited to see the final product sometime in the (hopefully) near future.

Chris Johnson

Chris got his start with Nevada State Parks at Valley of Fire in 2013 as a Park Interpreter. After spending 4 years in Southern Nevada, Chris accepted the Park Interpreter position at Mormon Station in Genoa. When he’s not taking care of his park, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife and two-year old daughter, fly fishing, cycling, and hiking.

Looking in the front door at the restored shop

I guess it would be a massive understatement to say I'm glad this thing wasn't torn down back in 2005...

-Chris

TRAIL TALES

THE ADVENTURES OF FLAT PENNY

BY KEVIN SELLSTROM

FORWARD BY JENNY JACKSON

Back in January, I was contacted by a homeschool teacher, asking if we would be willing to participate in their school group's "Flat Stanley" project for a student named Penny. I have participated in this before, for my cousin's kids, and it is SO MUCH FUN, so I quickly agreed. A couple of weeks later, Flat Penny arrived from Coral Springs, Florida.

Knowing that Kevin Sellstrom made frequent trips up to Spooner, I asked him to take Penny with him on his next visit. He said that not only was he going to Spooner that very afternoon, but that he was about to embark on a three week tour across the west and would be happy to take Penny along for the ride!

Here are The Adventures of Flat Penny, told by Kevin Sellstrom.

PENNY HITS THE ROAD!

Hello from sunny Nevada!

WHO IS FLAT STANLEY?

The Flat Stanley Project is an educational program that was started in 1995 by Dale Hubert, a third grade teacher in Ontario, Canada. The project's name comes from the character of the children's book Flat Stanley by American author Jeff Brown. The book centers around the life of character Stanley Lambchop, a boy who is accidentally flattened. Students who participate in The Flat Stanley Project mail their Stanley (or a version called a "Flat Self" - a cut-out that resembles the student and uses their own name,) to someone, such as a friend or relative in another country, or a student at another school participating in the program. The person receiving the Flat Stanley is asked to take a picture with the cut-out doll and to send a letter back, either via email or regular mail, to the student recounting Flat Stanley's adventures along with the accompanying photo. The student then shares the photo and letter with their class.

Penny made it to our office today just in time to go snowshoeing with the rangers at Spooner Lake State Park. There's about 6-8 ft of snow here, and it's a beautiful bluebird day!

This morning Penny got up early and visited Fort Churchill State Historic Park.

Fort Churchill SpoonerLake

THE ADVENTURES OF FLAT PENNY

Today, Penny visited the Nevada state capitol. Notice the silver dome, reflecting Nevada's heritage as the silver state.

The Silver State's Capitol

BY KEVIN SELLSTROM

Penny visited Lahontan reservoir, after a fluke winter storm left 6 in of fresh snow. The reservoir is on the Carson River, just below Fort Churchill where Penny was a couple days before.

Lahontan

Next, Penny visited Death Valley National Park. From this location, at Dante's View, at the bottom of the valley is Badwater Basin, at 282 feet below sea level.

Death Valley

On Sunday Penny went to Hoover Dam at Lake Mead. That's just a couple hours from Valley of Fire. The lake is really low from many years of drought.

On Monday, Penny visited Big Bend of the Colorado, just downstream from Hoover Dam. On the left side of the river is Laughlin, NV, and on the right side of the river is Bullhead City, AZ. The state line runs down the middle of the Colorado River.

BigBendoftheColorado

Penny visited Fort Bowie in Bowie AZ. The Fort has a similar history and origin to Fort Churchill that Penny visited in Nevadea a while back.

Fort Bowie

Next on Penny's trip was Canyon de Chelly National Monument in the Navajo reservation, with a collection of cave dwellings and artifacts from the Anasazi era.

Penny's next stop was Oregon Pipe Cactus National Monument in AZ. These cacti are unique to this region and don't grow natively anywhere else in the world.

Canyon de Chelly

Hoover Dam

Oregon Pipe Cactus

THE ADVENTURES OF FLAT PENNY BY

Penny's next stop was Zion National Park in Utah. With a fresh blanket of snow, Penny enjoyed hiking in the canyons and Ranger talks. Zion

KEVIN SELLSTROM

Last on Penny's trip was Lincoln County, NV, home to 6 State Parks within about 25 miles of each other. Dawn, the Park Interpreter, took Penny for a personal tour of all the parks she visited.

CathedralGorge

Kershaw-Ryan

Echo Canyon

TRAIL TALES

RANGER RAY DAY AT THE FORT

BY SHERRI CASSEL

FEBRUARY - BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Every February, since 1976, people in the United States have celebrated the achievements, triumphs, and history of African Americans as part of Black History Month.

This month at the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort we observed Black History Month by celebrating a legend that STILL works for Nevada State Parks.

Raymond Richardson, Nevada State Parks FIRST Black Ranger, has worked for Nevada State Parks for MORE THAN 45 years! Though he retired in 2006, he works here as a seasonal, in our gift shop at the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort.

Ray @ SMRSP c1970s

Ray Richardson April 1976 R.E. Lake & Basic H.S. Field Trip

Ray @ SMRSP

RANGER RAY DAY AT THE FORT

On February 18th an open house was held here at the Fort to honor Ray. He received a proclamation from the City of Las Vegas making this day RANGER RAY DAY, and the “American Heroes” award from the National Society of the Daughters of Colonial Wars. Cake and refreshments were enjoyed by more than 100 people who came to celebrate throughout the day! Ray shared stories and took photos with many visitors that came to recognize his importance in the Nevada State Park system.

He and his wife Carolyn (who works at Spring Mountain Ranch), collectively, have put in over 75 years for Nevada State Parks! (Ray 45 years and Carolyn 31 years.)

BY SHERRI CASSEL

AGENCY UPDATE

BY DOMINIQUE CUPA

We are so excited to finally be working towards getting our reservation system ready for launch. The Reservation Committee has been hard at work getting data on each campsite and other reservable spaces, having park personnel mapping each reservable space for the mapping function of our system, uploading gift shop information and establishing business rules.

Many of our visitors have enjoyed our first-come, first-served abilities in the past, but for many it is now an inconvenience that we don’t have reservation capabilities. Without a reservation system it can be difficult for visitors to make plans and with an increasing number of park visitors we hope that the system can provide an enhanced visitor experience.

Being one of the last agencies to convert to a reservation system we hope that all visitors will grow to enjoy the system as much as we will. Visitors will be able to purchase their annual permits, book tours, and even pre-pay for day use through this website.

On the internal side of the system, it will be a one-stop-shop for all transactions and deposits. If you have gift shop merchandise at your park, you can also make a sale within the same system. We hope to make sure that equipment and processes are uniform across the state so all staff can understand the functions at each park.

We are anticipating a late summer/early fall launch of the system. Visitors will be able to book reservable spaces 11 months in advance with a cost of a small transaction fee for each transaction that occurs in the system. Modifications and cancellations to reservations have associated fees with them as well.

A large part of our system to remember is that it is NOT mandatory for visitors to utilize. This is for the convenience of our visitors, and they are more than welcome to operate business as usual and show up at any park and risk the possibility of not getting a campsite. These campers will be allowed to pay for one night at a time, unless a staff member is present to book them an extended stay in a campsite that does not have an upcoming reservation.

Keep a lookout on our website for updates about the reservation system that we will be providing to the public and we will be offering internal insight to the system for all our employees as soon as the system is built out for each of our parks.

As always, feel free to reach out to me with any questions and I will do my best to answer them as soon as possible.

CHECK OUT FLORIDA STATE PARKS, ARIZONA STATE PARKS, OR THIS DEMO VIDEO THAT WAS MADE FOR OHIO STATE PARKS

EACH OF THESE AGENCIES HAVE THE SAME RESERVATION SYSTEM WE WILL HAVE IN PLACE

BY JOSH RHEIN

UPDATES LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATE

NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

Spillman is a versatile bit of software that can be used for report writing, dispatching and law enforcement information sharing. State Parks joined the system in March 2023. Currently we can only use Spillman on our desktops, but the long range plan is togetfundingtogetmobiledatainourpatroltrucks. More on devices in patrol vehicles later in this article! For now, Spillman will greatly improve our reporting timelines. This is important for major incidents as well as for insurance reports for our visitors who have the bad luck of being involved in a vehicle crash or the victim of a vehicle burglary. Historically a Ranger would write a accident report and give a paper copy to their supervisor. Then the Park Supervisor would send it to the Region Manger for review. The RM would send the report up to Division for review and filing. Often times Division would get a request for the report from the insurance company or the involved before the report had even made it to the RM. With Spillman the moment a Ranger finishes their report it can be reviewed by their Supervisor, after that the report goes to the RM instantly. This way any corrections or missing information is added very quickly compared to the paper trail we previously had.ThesoftwarewillalsosavetimeforRangerswho dispatch through Highway Patrol or Lyon County. These agencies are on the same server and can attach our Rangers to a call while they’re in the field handling it. When they return to the office, any information they input through dispatch will be waiting for them when they log into Spillman. Due to information security requirements on the Spillman server, only staff who have completed a background check will be allowed access. This means that sworn staffwillhavetoinputreportsonbehalfofnon-sworn staff. The next bit of technology will help Rangers with messy handwriting, like me, and speed up tickets gettingtothecourts.

Technology is always evolving in the law enforcement world, and in the past state parks has been a tiny bit slow to adapt, but that is a thing of the past. Everyone is aware of the reservation system, but non-law enforcement staff might not be aware of some of the new technological advances the law enforcement program is making. 2023 has already seen the launch of Spillman, our new report management system. Later this year we’ll also be joining the statewide e-citation and crash data system known as Brazos

Late in 2022 State Parks was awarded a grant from theOfficeofTrafficSafety(OTS)tohelpuspurchase tablets and mobile printers for all of our law enforcement staff, so we can join the Enforcement MobileE-CitationandCrashDatasystem.Thissystem is more commonly referred to as Brazos. Brazos will allow our Rangers to issue traffic citations and traffic crashreportnumbersinthefield.Thetabletswillwork offline to generate a citation or a preliminary crash report. The tablet can then upload any crash information and citations when the Ranger takes it back to their office. The devices have been ordered and will be arriving later in 2023. We’ll have training on the Brazos system after they get here. It should be pretty easy to learn. If I could figure it out at Burning Man in 2019 after a 15 minute crash course you can too!Thecrashdatawillbeimportantmovingforward, as it will help us identify areas on our managed roadways that need more enforcement or engineeringsolutionstoreducecrashes.

EASTERN REGION UPDATE

BY DAWN ANDONE

GREETINGS FROM ECHO CANYON AND SPRING VALLEY

Well Mother Nature sure has given us a run for our money at both parks this year. Spring Valley received well over 3 feet of snow throughout the winter keeping John and Kyle busy clearing snow so our Ice fisherman could get to the lake. January gave us roughly 18 consecutive days of below zero temperatures and followed by more snow in February. In between plowing snow, park staff has been busy remodeling our shops and residence. March came in like a lion to say the least with more snow, followed by a warming trend with close to two inches of rain, followed by another inch plus, and in a short period most of Spring Valley's snow was sent down stream to Echo Canyon. In one weekend, the reservoir at Echo was full and then going around our emergency spillway! This has only happened one other time that we know of and that was in 2019. so much for the 100 year floods, right? The aftermath has lead to all roads near and in both parks to be washed out, and both parks needing to be closed for the time being. As I close and get back out to hike back to my truck because the road is washed out - it is currently snowing!

ECHO CANYON STATE PARK

SPRING VALLEY STATE PARK

TAHOE REGION UPDATE

BY ALLEN WOODRIDGE

Even as snow continues to fall around the Lake Tahoe basin, making winter seem like it’s never going to end, Lake Tahoe Park’s staff are actively preparing for an extremely busy upcoming summer season. Between dealing with water line breaks, frozen pipes, attempts at visitor surveys, plowing and then running out of space to put the snow, the never-ending shoveling/digging out stuck work vehicles, and barely keeping our heads above the snow, both figuratively and literally, with total snowfall so far this year ranging from 600-695 inches throughout the basin, it’s been a busier than usual winter season.

The Park Supervisor position at Sand Harbor continues to remain unfilled and interviews for the Park Ranger II position at Sand Harbor took place on March 22. We look forward to almost filling our Sand Harbor Ranger team soon.

Spooner Lake has ‘enjoyed’ being closed for multiple days this winter as Steve, Jimmy and Joe have worked together constantly to tackle the multiple feet of snow each snowstorm has dropped. If you stop by for a visit, be sure to admire the 12-foot walls of snow on each side of the road and don’t forget to take a picture for proof!

Cave Rock holds down the fort for most winter boat launching activity in the Tahoe basin as it is one of the few boat launches open on the lake. Despite the amount of snow we’ve received, Cave still has a fair amount of dedicated fishermen launch daily.

Van Sickle continues to be closed during the winter season with most visitors making their way into the park to enjoy a solitude-filled snowshoe hike.

All parks in the Tahoe Region are looking to fill multiple seasonal positions, Park Aids, Lifeguards and Boat Inspectors. Little hope seems to exist for filling all (most) of our seasonal positions, however.

It’s only a matter of time before the snow begins to melt, the boat ramps begin to open, and visitors from all over the world flock to the beaches of Lake Tahoe. I think we can all agree that although we don’t want the summer craziness to start, we can’t wait for this snowmageddon to end.

UPDATES MAINTENANCE

THECREWAT TAHOEHASBEEN VERYBUSY!

BY JOE FONTAINE

Always follow all traffic and informational signage

Try

never lose the game of road/not road

Always chain up your snow removal equipment

Training for biggest backhoe scoop record

UPDATES

BY DANA MIDKIFF

WELCOME TO OUR NEW EMPLOYEES!

Susan Young - Accounting Assistant III - Western Region

Martezia Lambson - Administrative Assistant II - Division

Devin Sonnenberg - Water Systems Operator - Eastern Region

Brian Simpkins - Park Maintenance Specialist - Cathedral Gorge

Jennifer Tobiasson - Retail Storekeeper - Valley of Fire

Kylee Gutierrez - Retail Storekeeper - Spring Mountain Ranch

Sara Sturtz - Grants & Projects Analyst

THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES HIT MILESTONES

SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE:

Robert Neilson

5yearsin March

BoydStrassburg

5yearsin January

TracyStrassburg

10yearsin January

JoshRhein

10yearsin January

CodyTingey

25yearsin February

RECIPES FROM THE CAMPFIRE

Dutch Oven Black Cherry Bread Pudding

BY: TEZIA LAMBSON

Ingredients:

1 loaf brioche bread , cut into cubes (about 4 cups)

1/2 stick of melted butter, plus extra to butter the pans

1/2 lb fresh cherries, washed, stemmed and pitted

* Substitute 1 16oz can black cherries

4 eggs

2 cups milk

1 cup heavy cream

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 cup sugar

*Dutch oven suggested

While the fire is getting started, combine the eggs, ½ C. sugar, 2 C. milk, 1C. Heavy cream and 1 tsp vanilla in a bowl. Whisk to combine.

Melt butter, and add 1 tsp of vanilla and a dash of cinnamon, set aside while we build the bread pudding. Generously grease the inside of the Dutch oven with butter. Add a layer of bread, topped with some of the cherries, Drizzle on some of the melted butter mixture. Continue layering the dry ingredients and butter mixture until you have used them all. Gently pour the egg mixture over the top, distributing it well. Place the lid on the oven.

Relocate about 6 good size coals to the side of the pit, place the Dutch oven on top of the coals, places 5-6 coals on top of the Dutch oven. The Bread pudding will slowly cook inside the oven from above and below. Rotate the Dutch oven a few times while cooking to ensure fresh coals to maintain cooking temp.

Cooking time should be about 1 hour, serve with Ice cream or top with a caramel drizzle

Congrats!

DANA MIDKIFF

We are pleased to announce that the fourth recipient of the “Employee of the Quarter” award goes to Dana Midkiff!

We are excited to announce that the 2022 fourth quarter “Employee of the Quarter” award goes to Accounting Tech Dana Midkiff!

Below are the highlights from Dana’s nomination:

“Over the last few months, Dana has gone above and beyond. She is our go to person for Success Factors help and willingly helps others as needed. She took over auditing deposits while the Division Accounting Assistant III position was vacant, and then trained the new Accounting Assistant III, Malia Tiffer. She not only has been covering her regular job duties but has also been covering the vacant Western Region AA III position duties. All the while keeping up on her regular duties helping Anke with Personnel. She has volunteered to fulfill most of these duties and did not have to be assigned. She is always willing to work overtime when needed. For all this, she is greatly appreciated!”

Dana is a great asset to the Division Office and to parks as a whole. We appreciate her diligence and willingness to go the extra mile! Please join us in congratulating Dana on receiving this award.

Great job Dana!!

1.

Do you know your Nevada history?

TRUE OR FALSE: MESQUITE HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN RANKED AS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN NEVADA AND THE NATION

NEVADA'S LOWEST POINT (479 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL) IS FOUND:

2.

A.DowntownLasVegas

B.BlackRockDesert

C.LunarCrater

D.ColoradoRiver

3.

TRUE OR FALSE:

NEVADA HAS MORE GHOST TOWNS THAN POPULATED CITIES AND TOWNS

5.

NEVADA'S HIGHEST POINT (13,140 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL) IS FOUND:

A.Mt.Charleston

B.BoundaryPeak

C.Mt.Rose

TRUE OR FALSE:

NEVADA HAS THE SECOND-MOST NATURAL HOT SPRINGS IN AMERICA

D.WheelerPeak

4. 6.

THE STATE PARKS WEBSITE WENT LIVE IN:

A.1992

B.1999

C.2002

ANSWERS FOUND ON THE LAST PAGE

D.2008

EXTRA! EXTRA! BLAST FROM THE PAST

Originally printed in the Spring 2002 issue of the PEN.

WRITTEN BY JEAN MURRAY

for

Dayton State Park

week I finished reading Jack, Straight from the Hip, by Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric (GE). He talks about building GE into a huge and hugely successful company. AccordingtoJack,successcomesfrom"greatpeople,notgreatstrategies."

At the recent State Parks Academy, there were a lot of great people. For my part, I really enjoyed meeting the rich variety of personalities and seeing the talents and interests representedinthegroup.

One of the stories that touched me the most was from Steve Leslie talking about a rope maze course he conducted at a former job. He told of a group who were given an assignment to follow the rope maze from one place to the next while blindfolded. And those outside the maze couldonlymakenoisestoguidethoseblindfoldedthroughit.

One member of the group went his own way and got lost. All the others managed to finish the course, then they just stood quietly and watched the "lost" person stand still and wonder which waytogo.Finally,Stevehadtohelpthepersonfinishthecourse.Duringthediscussionfollowing the exercise, he wondered why no one went to help the "lost" member of their team. This seems like such a valuable lesson to me. Sometimes we see someone who is lost and forget that we know things that can help. Sometimes we get lost and forget to ask for help from others. I hope we can help each other retain our passion for these multi-faceted jobs we have, and remind ourselves and our co-workers to focus on the good deeds, ideas and energy instead of dwelling onanyunfortunateflawsweeachhave.

1.

Do you know your Nevada history?

MESQUITE HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN RANKED AS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN NEVADA AND THE NATION

TRUE: MESQUITE CLAIMED 800 PEOPLE IN 1983, BUT OVER 20,000 TODAY

NEVADA'S LOWEST POINT (479 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL) IS FOUND:

A.DowntownLasVegas

B.BlackRockDesert

C.LunarCrater

D.ColoradoRiver

3.

NEVADA HAS MORE GHOST TOWNS THAN POPULATED CITIES AND TOWNS

TRUE: NEVADA HAS 100 ZIP CODES, BUT OVER 600 RECOGNIZED GHOST TOWNS

D. OUR LOWEST POINT IS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER AT THE CALIFORNIA BORDER

NEVADA'S HIGHEST POINT (13,140 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL) IS FOUND:

A.Mt.Charleston

B.BoundaryPeak

C.Mt.Rose

NEVADA HAS THE SECOND-MOST NATURAL HOT SPRINGS IN AMERICA 5.

FALSE: WITH OVER 300 KNOWN HOT SPRINGS, NEVADA HAS MORE THAN ANY OTHER STATE

D.WheelerPeak

B. BOUNDARY PEAK IS ALONG OUR WESTERN BORDER, SOUTH OF HAWTHORNE AND EAST OF TONOPAH

THE STATE PARKS WEBSITE WENT LIVE IN:

A.1992

B.1999

C.2002

D.2008

B. 1999