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Central Nevada state park preserves ghost town, fossil beds

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park in Central Nevada protects an abandoned 1890s boomtown and nearby fossils of huge marine reptiles dating from the time of the dinosaurs.

For desert wildflower fans, it’s bloom or bust

Experienced wildflower watchers know that you find some flowers in some places every year. You have to follow the water.

Winter a quieter time to visit Grand Canyon

Winter creates frosty landscapes and snowy calendar scenes that Grand Canyon visitors the rest of the year will miss.

Hustle to high country to catch fall-color show

In Southern Nevada, the Spring Mountains in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest provide the closest access to early autumn color viewing.