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A guide to hiking Nevada’s newest national monument

The year-old monument south of Las Vegas helps to preserve a wildlife corridor that stretches from Mojave National Preserve to the Colorado Plateau.

 
24 ways to get more exercise in 2024

If your New Year’s resolution involves getting fitter, here are some easy ways to incorporate more activity into your daily routine.

Axe Monkeys teaches Las Vegas the art of axe throwing

Axe Monkeys Las Vegas can accommodate target sport enthusiasts, aspiring lumberjacks and anybody else who has always wanted to do things with axes that summer camp Scoutmasters never, ever would allow.

Stay buoyant at salty Mono Lake

Just east of the Sierra Nevada range, near the small tourist town of Lee Vining, Calif., is one of the most unusual bodies of water you’ll ever visit. Mono Lake is one of the oldest in North America and has no outlet, and for that reason, mineral salts have become so concentrated in the lake that fish cannot live in it. These high concentrations combined with other local conditions to form towers of rock tufa, extending high above the water surface and are equally beloved by birds and photographers.

Historic Nevada trail now has national significance

The Historic Railroad Trail was added to the National Trails System by the Department of Interior along with trails from nine other states.

Developers use bicycling images to draw home buyers to Summerlin

Summerlin’s developers use images of road bicyclists along with the hikers and trail walkers to sell home buyers on the 35-square-mile, 100,000-resident planned community that borders the stunningly scenic Red Rock Canyon area on Las Vegas Valley’s west side.

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