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The Best Used Book Store In Las Vegas, Nevada is For Sale
MARCH 15, 2021 AMBER UNICORN IS NOW PERMENTALY CLOSED. FOLLOW THEM ON FACEBOOK FOR THEIR LATEST INFORMATION From Amber Unicorn Books June 13, 2020 Many of you are aware that Amber Unicorn has been ‘up for Sale’ since last fall. … Continue reading
Posted in books, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing by others
Tagged Amber Unicorn books, book inventory, book store, book store for sale, business for sale, clark county business for sale, extra income, for sale, Las Vegas, las vegas valley, Nevada, retirement income, revenue stream, used book store
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The Desert Dwarfs Man and Machine
A look at the vastness of just one part of the Mojave Desert, here in Clark County, Nevada. Driving_North_on_Southern_Nevada_Liteweight_Road from Thomas Farley on Vimeo. — https://www.instagram.com/tgfarley/ Follow me on Instagram: tgfarley
Posted in Photography, rocks and lapidary, southwestrockhounding.com, Uncategorized, video
Tagged Clark County, desert, distance, Mojave Desert, Nevada, trucks
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New Videos for Wikimedia Commons
Chasing an unseen ATV rider across the dry bed of Jean Lake ATV riders coming back from Jean Lake, their dust clouds making a dead lake live This one isn’t going to make it into Wikipedia. Fun with swirls https://www.instagram.com/tgfarley/ … Continue reading
Huff and Puff
What are people talking about when they say a steam engine huffs and puffs? I think my video here is a great demonstration of huffing and puffing. It sounds like the locomotive is actually breathing. Which, in a mechanical way, … Continue reading
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Tagged history, huffing and puffing, Nevada, nevada tourism, railroads, steam engines, steam locomotives, steam whistle, virginia city
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Back To Railroad Pass, Clark County, Nevada
Railroad Pass, Clark County, Nevada (first RR Pass page here) More info on RR Pass at my rockhounding site linked below: https://southwestrockhounding.com/2020/04/02/more-on-railroad-pass-clark-county-nevada/ March 31, 2020 Yesterday I returned to Railroad Pass (internal link) to further investigate the area. I went … Continue reading
Near Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Red Rock is on the west side of Las Vegas near the suburb called Summerlin. Only a half hour drive from the Strip. Many parts of Red Rock Canyon are closed but I ventured out to a hill that is … Continue reading
Doing What An iPhone Could Never Do
I got a Canon Vixia camcorder a while back, hoping to produce videos with it instead of my iPhone. My phone produces high resolution video but it is of course limited in what it can do. This morning I was … Continue reading
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Tagged canon vixia, helicopter, iPhone camera, iPhone limitations, Las Vegas, Nevada, Red Rock Canyon, video, zoom lens
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Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Took a walk at Red Rock today, just west of Las Vegas, only ten miles from where I live. Below: looking north to iron stained hills at dusk Below: looking south to a limestone outcropping with Yucca Below: desert wash
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Tagged fall day, hiking, Las Vegas, Nevada, red rock, Red Rock Canyon, red rock canyon national conservation area, walking
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Finishing The Book
Here’s my plan leading up to my August 1st deadline. May: 500 words a day on all unfinished topics until completed. June: Organizing all materials into the chapters described in my original proposal. Heavy revising to get word count down. … Continue reading