Nuke 'Em

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A geologically themed cache near the site of a nuclear explosion.

Great spot to find volcanic rocks ejected from a violent eruption about 30 million years ago. Enjoy the geology lesson in the cache container; it describes the geology of the area and the nuclear explosion in 1968.
Many geologically themed trade items in small to medium sized cache container.
WAYPOINTS:
N38°28.806', W116°05.879' : on the north side of the U.S. Highway 6; head north toward Moores Station.

N38°34.298', W116°07.203': where a road comes in from the right; drive northwest along the left fork (the main road).

N38°37.595', W116°11.408': continue straight, across the intersection with the road between Moores Station to the north and the Hot Creek Ranch to the south.

N38°38.004', W116°12.896': turn north at the T intersection.

N38°38.056', W116°12.972': ground zero for Project Faultless.

Please keep your vehicle on the established roads. Obey laws that prohibit collection or destruction of artifacts. Thank you.

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Metal pipe at ground zero, Project Faultless.

Metal pipe at ground zero, Project Faultless. The nearly horizontal light line in the background is a break (scarp, see Figure 3) formed when the ground in the foreground sank into the cavity created by the explosion.

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Cache Logs

September 7 by gonzo1066 (3 found) HMMMMMMMMMMMM! I left LOTS of tracks. Didnt find a thing other than lots of dust. [view this log]

September 6 by find waldo (4250 found) We drove down Hwy 6 from Ely to Tonopah in our quest to finish up the Nevada DeLorme Challenge. We drove into the Project Faultless site and walked about to veiw the aftermath of the detenation. Found the pillar, read the attatched plaque and took a few photos. Thanks for the lesson in history & geology, as well as the cache! [view this log] Nevada DeLorme Challenge page 55

August 21 by Me & Bucky (7375 found) Bucky & I found this one while cruising south on the fifth day of our trip down to Las Vegas from Northeast Oregon. We stayed last night in the parking lot of Lunar Crater, and would visit several volcanic features, Project Faultless, and the oldest cache in Nevada before getting to Las Vegas by the end of the day. Last one here at Project Faultless. While walking along the scarp, I was thinking about the amount of energy released by 1 megaton of TNT. Having seen 4 pounds of TNT explode, it is unfathomable to think about a detonation which releases 500,000,000 times more energy all at one time. Thanks for the great cache!! [view this log] Bucky at the Scarp Near the Nuke 'Em Cache!

April 4 by NVGreenGecko (1194 found) Starting to run out of time before the sun goes down so made this one a quick grab and dash. TFTC! [view this log]

January 26 by nvtriker (129 found) Found cache after a walk in fresh snow. [view this log] 26JAN09_7 26JAN09_8 26JAN09_9 26JAN09_10 26JAN09_11

Current time: 11/22/2009 7:30:04 AM
Last Updated: 10/29/2009 1:13:00 PM
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