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    Searles Valley and Trona
    Searles Valley contains Trona, Pioneer Point, Argus, and Westend. Located in the area are chemical plants, abandoned mine sites, the Trona Pinnacles, Poison Canyon, and Fish Rocks. Military lands are adjacent to the valley on the east and the west making many interesting sites inaccessible. The northern part of the valley is in Inyo County and the southern portion of the valley lies in San Bernardino County. (Click here for area map)

    Also see southern Argus Range pictures


    Trona Pinnacles (April 2006)    Quick view of trip pics
    1. Pinnacles #1 - Pinnacles from a distance.
    2. Pinnacles #2 - A single erroded spire.
    3. Pinnacles #3 - Interesting formations.
    4. Pinnacles #4 - Looking north towards Trona with Pinnacles in foreground.
    5. Pinnacles #5 - Road through Pinnacles area.
    6. Pinnacles #6 - Group of pinnacles.
    7. Pinnacles #7 - Several pinnacles.
    8. Pinnacles #8 - Another group of pinnacles.
    9. Ravens on Pinnacles - Close up of top of a pinnacle with two birds on top of it.
    10. Landmark Register - Department of Interior Plate dated 1968.
    11. Rattlesnake On Trail - Rattlesnake stretched out on trail.
    12. Rattlesnake By Rock - Snake under rock sticking out tongue.
    13. Mine Tunnel - Tunnel built into pinnacle.
    14. Fish Rocks View #1 - Rocks painted with fish faces.
    15. Fish Rocks View #2 - Another view of rocks with fish faces.
    16. Poison Canyon View #1 - Highway through Poison Canyon.
    17. Poison Canyon View #2 - Another view of highway through canyon.
    18. Ruins View #1 - Ruins at Borosolvay.
    19. Ruins View #2 - Another view of ruins.
    20. Ruins View #3 - More information about Borosolvay on map page.
    21. Ruins View #4 - Steps into concrete structure.
    22. Westend Plant - View of Westend plant from Borosolvay.
    23. Chemical Plant - View of Chemical plant with Telescope in background.
    24. Movie Sign - During the filming of "Just Add Water" (aka, "One Part Sugar") the movie company replaced the Searles Valley sign with this "Trona" sign.
    25. Searles Valley Sign - This is the normal sign encountered when driving into Searles Valley.
    26. Trona Airport - Actually located in Inyo County a couple miles north of Pioneer Point.
    27. Happy Face - Someone at the chemical plant has a sense of humor!
    28. Smoke Stack - Wider view of portion of chemical plant.
    29. Rec Hall - Old recreation hall in Trona.
    30. --- Older Item ---
    31. Playground - A .mov file of kids shooting baskets on the playground with the beautiful plant billowing clouds of smoke as a backdrop.
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