Sampling PV-2 at Tipton Ranch in Pumpernickel Valley using extension rod, hose and vacuum pump to obtain sample (85°C). As of 2006, the Hot Springs (Tipton) Ranch area of Pumpernickel Valley has been leased to Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. and ORMAT Technologies Inc. for construction of a binary geothermal power plant. Photo by Bret Pecoraro. 9/12/2002