Pyramid Lake, Nevada - George Washington Rock Formation

On the way to the "Needles" hot springs and geysers on the north end of Pyramid Lake, we stopped along the dirt road for a break. An old timer stopped to see if we were OK, as it's pretty remote out here. We were next to this huge rock formation on the west side of the lake. After assuring him we were fine, he told us to drive a mile down the road, and to look back at the rock. "Huh"? "It's George Washington!" he said. "Hmmmm, been out in these hills too long" we figured. So we drove down the road a bit, then looked back! WOW! A perfect bust of our first president! About a hundred feet high. We were blown away! Pyramid Lake is a neat place to visit besides this feature. It is north of Reno, Nevada. The hiway leaves from I-80, right next to the Nugget in Sparks, the "Pyramid Hiway". [John, 12/16/2000]