Shaun Hunter
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08/09/2019
Parking is in a wide dirt pullout near where Toll Road reaches the valley floor.
Shaun Hunter
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08/09/2019
The hike follows the course of the old road, which is in extremely rough condition beyond the final driveway.
Shaun Hunter
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08/09/2019
After the old Geiger Grade railroad bed was turned into the highway, the old Toll Road remains a rough rutted jeep road more often used by cyclists and hikers.
Shaun Hunter
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08/09/2019
The steep grade makes for a thigh-burning hike, but views across Washoe Valley to the Sierra get more exceptional as you progress.
Shaun Hunter
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08/09/2019
The smell of pine and arid desert permeate the air.
Shaun Hunter
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08/09/2019
A view of the more gradual Geiger Grade running above the much steeper Toll Road course.
Shaun Hunter
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08/09/2019
Nearing the top, the ground takes on the mineral-rich color that made Virginia City a mining center a century ago.
Shaun Hunter
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08/09/2019
The peak of the hike is somewhat anticlimactic, with no views and no real spot to sit down.
Shaun Hunter
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08/09/2019
Views across Washoe Valley at Slide Mountain and Mount Rose from the top of the Toll Road hike.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date: 
08/09/2019
A 1,300-foot elevation gain overlooking the valley far below.