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The ultimate adventure guide
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
The Castle In Clay is located about 0.5 mile east of the village of Shoshone on Highway 178.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
Visitors must park on a gravel shoulder and walk into the wash.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
The primary living space can be found beside the road.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
The cabin has multiple rooms with windows.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
A window in the clay cabin.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
The cave home was spacious, with a living room and kitchen inside the front door.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
A wide wash leads to other rooms and caves in the clay formations.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
A carved out room in the Castle In Clay historic area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
View of neighboring rooms.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
Looking outside from one of the clay rooms.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
View of the Castle In Clay and Amargosa River plain.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/27/2019
A high room in the nearby clay formations.