Construction on the airport is still in the planning stages; but construction started on ISEGS in October 2010 and ISEGS is currently the largest solar plant under construction in the world. With all of the mirrors and towers glistening in the desert sun, from a distance ISEGS looks like something designed for a science fiction movie.
Located in
the same general area is the thirteen square mile “Ivanpah” Dry Lake, which is popular
place for land sailing because of its flat, smooth surface. On October 26,
2007, a wind-powered vehicle named Greenbird set a world speed record of 126.1
miles per hour at Ivanpah Dry Lake.
Then
there is the “Old Ivanpah” town site (I later learned that this site is sometimes called “Ivanpah 1.”), which is
where I thought I was going to when I looked up “Ivanpah” on the topographical
map. As it turns out, “Old Ivenpah” is in the Clark Mountains on the north side
of Interstate 15, so when I turned off of the Interstate and headed south I was
going 180 degrees in the wrong direction.
Anyway,
I succeeded in finding “New Ivanpah,” which is marked on the topographical map as
the location where Ivanpah Road crosses the railroad track. I should have known
that "Old Ivanpah" wouldn't be that easy to find!
Unfortunately,
“New Ivanpah” has been abandoned and the only thing that remains is the
old boarded-up general store and some out buildings. Apparently, the site was originally called
“Leastalk,” but at some unknown time the site became known as “Ivanpah” because
this is where cartographers decided that “Ivanpah” should be located. Now I have to go find “Old Ivanpah!”
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