It would take a lifetime to see all the wonders of the 1.87 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, but you can see a lot in one short visit.
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona is about 460 miles from Las Vegas, in the Four Corners region of Arizona.
Capitol Reef National Park in Utah boasts some of the finest rock formations and geologic wonders in the West and is a top hiking location.
The Blythe Intaglios are so large that they were not noticeable to non-Indigenous people until 1932. That year, pilot George Palmer spotted them while flying from Las Vegas to Blythe, California.
Guided tours of the famous site take you up close to locations you’ve only seen in the movies.
An easy day trip of 90 miles from Las Vegas, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge lies in Amargosa Valley, a few miles beyond Pahrump.
The dunes, thought to be 10,000 years old, offer a remote adventure with quiet beauty.
This lush oasis, in a secluded canyon near Tecopa, California, is not a spa or a resort but a working ranch.
Majestic and unlike any other place in the state, this region is home to alpine lakes, waterfalls, cascades, avalanche chutes and running streams.
Much like people, snakes are eager to explore desert as weather warms.
Set within a wide Navajo sandstone canyon, Lower Calf Creek Falls is one of the most stunning waterfalls in Utah.
The national park boasts wonderful hiking opportunities and about 3,100 fruit and nut trees.
Temple Bar, named for a massive rock formation that resembles a striking building or temple, is a good place to find solitude — both at the campground and out on Lake Mead.
Visitors to the Rings Trail in California’s Mojave National Preserve descend a narrow, steep slot canyon by using metal rings bolted into the rock along two sections.
Grapevine Canyon, just north of Laughlin off state Route 163, is one of the finest petroglyph sites in Southern Nevada.
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The heat wave may set a record for the earliest 110-degree reading at the Las Vegas airport. Area cooling centers will be open Wednesday through Friday.
Two victims killed after a wrong-way driver struck their vehicle near Boulder City were identified as Arizona residents.
The popular Las Vegas restaurant, led by a James Beard Award nominee, celebrates the cooking of Shanghai and is famous for its xiaolongbao dumplings.
Five people were treated for minor injuries after a six-car accident Sunday on U.S. 95 and South Decatur Boulevard, including one car that rolled over.