Ancient Lake Lahontan renderings to be unveiled Friday at Carson City Art Gallery and Pottery
Ancient Lake Lahontan submerged much of northwest Nevada for thousands of years. Surprisingly, northern Nevadans now live and work in the basin of that once immense lake. Over the years, many geologists have produced many publications documenting the lake level, shoreline features, foliage and weather of the period. Until now, no one has ever seen a photograph of Ancient Lake Lahontan.
On Friday, Nov. 4, the Carson City Art Gallery & Pottery, located at 110 S. Curry St. will host an exhibit between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Carson City resident, Michael Ulrych, will debut seven renderings of Ancient Lake Lahontan in photographic quality. The images that will be on display are entitled:
Pluvial lake at Carson City and the Carson Range
Lake Lahontan at Dayton Valley and Rawe Peak
Lake Lahontan at Fallon and the Forty-Mile Desert
Lake Lahontan at Gerlach and the Black Rock Desert
Lake Lahontan at Hawthorne and the Wassuk Range
Lake Lahontan at Yerington and Mason Valley
Lake Lahontan at Virginia City and the Flowery Range
Lake Lahontan existed for over 14,000 years but completely disappeared around 9000 B.C. Despite this fact, Mr. Ulrych has painstakingly re-created areas many Nevadans will know and recognize. Mr. Ulrych will discuss Ancient Lake Lahontan and share his creative process, which uses space shuttle-derived terrain data, 3D rendering software and Adobe Photoshop.
Additional public viewing of these images will be available Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Please RSVP to Robin McGregor at 775-313-8628. Light refreshments will be served.