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 March 26, 2019

Enchanting Valley Of Fire State Park: Nevada

Just 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas and a world away from the bright lights of the strip lies a stunning red rock park. We’ve done a lot of red rock hiking over the years: Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Snow Canyon, and Cedar Mesa come to mind. You might think, “Seen one […]

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Categories : Nevada, Travel
Tags : Boulder City, hiking Valley of Fire, Valley of Fire State Park
 August 19, 2016

Heavenly Angel Creek: Wells, Nevada

Angel Creek is one of the places that made us realize that Nevada is much more than barren desert and glitzy casinos. We stumbled across this little jewel several years ago on a cross-country journey, and were more than surprised by the beauty we discovered. Mountains? High alpine lakes? Aspen groves? This was not the […]

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Categories : Nevada, Travel
Tags : Angel Creek campground, Angel Lake
 August 8, 2016

Wonderfully Remote Great Basin National Park

Considering that it’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere, it’s kind of surprising that we’ve made our way to Great Basin National Park three times now. I resisted going there for years, thinking that a national park in Nevada couldn’t possibly amount to much. But this remote, little-visited national park has become one of […]

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Categories : National Parks, Nevada, Travel
Tags : Great Basin National Park, Whispering Elms RV Park
 August 5, 2014

Traveling The Loneliest Highway

In July 1986, Life Magazine published an article about Highway 50, dubbing it “The Loneliest Road in America.” The American Automobile Association warned, “It’s totally empty. There are no points of interest. We don’t recommend it. We warn all motorists not to drive there unless they’re confident of their survival skills.” In our experience, Highway […]

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Categories : Nevada, Travel
Tags : HIckison Petroglyphs, Highway 50, Sand Mountain, The Loneliest Highway
 July 31, 2014

Great Basin: The Loneliest National Park

Anchoring one end of “The Loneliest Highway in America,” Great Basin National Park has become one of our favorite parks. The hiking is spectacular, the spring and summer wildflowers abundant (in the fall, the leaf colors are equally stunning), the night skies for star gazing are among the finest in the country, and there’s even […]

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Categories : National Parks, Nevada, Travel
Tags : Great Basin National Park
 September 17, 2012

Great Basin National Park

Unlike every other national park we’ve visited, there’s no entrance fee for Great Basin National Park. We were surprised by this, but then figured it’s because: 1) the park is in the middle of nowhere 2) it’s in Nevada 3) visiting a national park in the middle of nowhere in Nevada is not high on […]

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Categories : National Parks, Nevada
Tags : Great Basin National Park
 September 13, 2012

Three Nights At Angel Creek

This is our third night in this peaceful Forest Service campground in the mountains of northeastern Nevada. Although there are few other campers and it seems far from civilization, we have excellent Verizon coverage, which has enabled me to get some necessary writing work completed. I like my office at home with its view of […]

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Categories : Nevada, Travel
 September 10, 2012

A Fall Hike In Lamoille Canyon: Ruby Mountains, Nevada

Middle of the night. Me: “What are you doing?” Eric: “Shh! I’m listening.” “To WHAT?” “The pitter-patter of little feet.” At first, I thought he was dreaming. But then, I heard it, too—scritch, scritch. We flipped on the light, and there it was—a tiny brown field mouse, racing across the counter, and then disappearing down […]

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Categories : Nevada, Travel
 September 9, 2012

Exploring Lamoille Canyon

We hiked in Lamoille Canyon twelve years ago, and have wanted to return ever since. Deep in the Ruby Mountains in northeastern Nevada, these gorgeous rugged mountains are like a miniature Zion canyon, without the crowds. We arrived mid-day after spending Saturday night in a BLM campground above Winnemucca. Our site at Water Canyon was […]

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Categories : Nevada, Travel
Tags : Lamoille Canyon, Water Canyon campground
 September 8, 2012

A Gem In The Nevada Desert

I used to hate driving through Nevada, dreading the hundreds of miles of dusty, scrubby terrain that seemed to stretch interminably in every direction. But I’ve come to appreciate the great expanses, the peacefulness, and the quiet beauty of the landscape. I’ve discovered that if you dig a bit beneath the surface, Nevada reveals her […]

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Categories : Nevada, Travel
Tags : Virgin Valley Campground

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