While the native California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) can be found in several areas in California, including Joshua Tree National Park and near Palm Springs, there is one hidden spot in Arizona where it also can be found.
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If you’re one of the smart hikers who keeps a list of seasonal hikes – those that should be attempted only at some particular time of year – Fortification Hill should be near the top of your winter list.
If you visit Parker, Ariz., on a weekend, one of the trip’s highlights should be heading some five miles into the Buckskin Mountains via a gravel but well-maintained road to visit the Nellie E. Saloon.
Most people aren’t aware that Death Valley National Park boasts some 1,000 miles of paved and gravel roads, more than any of other of our nation’s parks. One road in particular, the unpaved, 27-mile Racetrack Road, offers one of the finest day outings in the park.
Lincoln County, Clark County’s neighbor to the north, is home to dozens of the finest rock art sites in Nevada. Of course, you could spend several days or longer visiting these sites, but even in a day’s time, you can visit a couple of them and return home quite satisfied.
When you’re looking for fall foliage colors, it’s best to look in a region with plenty of variation in elevation.
If you have ever driven to Utah from Las Vegas, your route was by way of Mesquite. Most of us just bypass the town, little realizing there are good reasons to stop at least a few hours. Mesquite has preserved many of its historic buildings and much of its small-town charm.
Any time of year is fine for driving the 13-mile scenic loop of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, but by late September, it becomes fun to get out of the car and touch the landscape with your boots. A good place to start is Ice Box Canyon.
Adventure awaits even busy people in Page, Ariz. If you’re short of time but love the water and want to see the region’s stunning scenery, historic sites and plenty of wildlife, a half-day raft trip here offers a taste of them all. And you’ll savor the memories for years to come.
If visiting Yosemite National Park, Calif., is on your bucket list – and it should be – the next two months are the time to go.
Mono Lake is one of the most unusual bodies of water you’ll ever experience. So concentrated are its salts that fish can’t live in it, and human beings are so buoyant they have a hard time sinking.
Of all the ways one could see the Grand Canyon, one of the very best is to hike across it, rim to rim. It is a tough physical hike, and the logistics are complicated, as you need to get camping permits in advance and arrange transportation from the destination rim back to the trailhead where you presumably left your vehicle.
If you are looking for a great summer destination that affords cool temperatures and more outdoor opportunities than you would expect in any town, consider pointing your wagon toward Big Bear Lake, Calif.
If you have a few days and dollars this summer to invest, you can get much for your money and time at Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks in California. In these adjacent and jointly managed parks about six hours from Las Vegas, you can wander among the largest trees on earth, hike some of the 850 miles of maintained trail, swim in cool snow-fed mountain streams, and maybe see a black bear or three.
With school finally out for summer and a long stretch of hot weather looming, Southern Nevada families have both the time and good reason to seek more distant and cooler climates for hiking or sightseeing
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Researchers are looking for people in the Las Vegas Valley with loved ones who have the disease also known as juvenile diabetes.
A Las Vegas woman faces a murder charge after police allege she intentionally struck her boyfriend with her car, according to court records.
The UNLV study looked at rental cost burdens and discovered the Las Vegas metro area and Nevada have some of the highest costs in the entire country.
A fire that has been burning through Red Rock Canyon has been fully contained, according to the Bureau of Land Management.