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| Above, in the distance (the bright light) is the Ivanpah solar generating plant. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
While flying to Las Vegas McCarran Airport, I saw a couple of interesting things.
First, in the distance, was a view of the Ivanpah (CA) Solar Electric Generating System's solar thermal plant across the California-Nevada border near Primm, Nevada.
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| Above and below, this may (or may not) be Mt. Potosi. It is part of this mountain range. Photos by Armand Vaquer. |
Next, was the mountain range to the west of Las Vegas. One of the peaks is Mt. Potosi, where actress Carole Lombard and 21 others aboard a TWA DC-3 were killed when the plane slammed into the mountain in January 1942 after take-off. (An interesting book on the crash, Fireball, is one I recommend.)
I don't know if we passed over or next to Mt. Potosi, but I took photos of what may be the peak. It was the highest peak in the general area. Mt. Potosi is about 8,000 feet high.
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