Monday, February 11, 2008

Helms Gravel Pit AKA Sparks Marina

As a long time Nevada resident, I was surprised by the new lake we claimed to be the "Sparks Marina". Here is a link to a fellow blogger with the story!
Thank you Richard Moreno:
http://backyardtraveler.blogspot.com/2008/02/gravel-pit-that-became-lake.html

Peter Goin's Picture of the Helms Gravel Pit 1990

Many thanks to Peter Goin,
For this picture of the Helms Gravel Pit, Sparks, Nevada
, 1990


http://www2.oakland.edu/shatteringearth/artists.cfm?Art=31&Pic=56