A view of volcanic cinder cones from the top of Yucca Mountain -- looking southwest

Wildflowers blooming on top of Yucca Mountain

Members of the Eureka County delegation outside the Yucca Mountain tunnel portal

Judy Treichel of the Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force (left) and members of the Eureka County delegation prepare to enter the main tunnel at Yucca Mountain

Down the tunnel they go . . .

Official from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) briefs Eureka delegation inside Yucca Mountain

A train is used to travel in the main tunnel beneath Yucca Mountain

Close up view of rock formation inside Yucca Mountain

On top of Yucca Mountain looking south west towards Amargosa and Death Valleys

Mormon Tea blooms on top of Yucca Mountain