"Trona Pinnacles!" Trona by sabe

Trona Travel Guide: 23 reviews and 55 photos

Trona means to sit on the throne, to look down at the lower ones below in Swedish. Funny enough it's quite suitable for this rather remarcable place in the middle of the desert. Trona was my first stop on a week-long ghost-town hunt in the Californian and Nevadian deserts. Trona is not a ghost town by any means, but still definately worth the wash-board like dirt roads leading there.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Sandy, hot and salty
Cons:Far far from Sweden
In a nutshell:Desert!

Last visit to Trona: Mar 2003
Intro Written Apr 22, 2003
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Reviews (4)

Speaks for itself. Things to Do (1)

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The roads are quite difficult. Transportation (1)

You can pretty much only get there one way (unless you've got a helicopter) and that's by car. There used to be trains... more travel advice

Salty sand. Favorites (1)

The salt is ever so present. A thin crispy layer covers big parts of the Californian desert. more travel advice

Water! Warnings and Dangers (1)

Sounds corny, but you wouldn't believe how many people that forget to drink enough liquid while in the desert.... more travel advice

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Todd64 Oct 23, 2003 at 8:37 AM

Interesting shots, like many other's of this trip; as if shot through a pinhole camera. Strange but effective. :)
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LHOON Apr 22, 2003 at 3:28 PM

Very nice pages and images!