He was taking a moment in between running along Ivanpah Road to collect rocks. There are plenty of rocks along Ivanpah Road, debris washed off two mountain ranges. He had a fistful of nice quartz. Five hours later on the Ivanpah Lake playa seven miles north he offered to sell me a piece of roadbed gravel for a dollar.

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   Bill 2010 10 18 at 5:15:50 am

   A future member of the Chamber of Commerce no doubt.

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   phyte club katie 2010 10 30 at 9:06:45 pm

   So, did you buy it? (one can never have too many quartz crystals….)

   Great photo!