22 Aug Thomas Creek Trail
The Thomas Creek Trail is a popular hiking destination for scores of outdoor enthusiasts every day, with the ample parking at its trailhead....
Author: Howard Goldbaum
04 Jul The McCarran Mansion
Built in 1913 as the Gibbons Mansion, the home was purchased by Pat McCarran in 1921....
04 Jul The Lake Mansion
Built in 1877, the building was sold to Myron Lake in 1879. His toll bridge was the first commercial crossing of the Truckee River....
04 Jul The Bowers Mansion
The Bowers Mansion, near the west side of Washoe Lake, stands as a reminder of how fortunes were made and lost with the Comstock bonanza....
04 Jul El Cortez Hotel
The El Cortez Hotel was Reno’s tallest building when it was completed in 1931....
03 Jul The Depot Restaurant (The NCORy Building)
Now The Depot restaurant, the NCORy building was constructed in 1910 as a passenger depot for the line connecting Reno with northern California and southern Oregon....
02 Jul Nevada Discovery Museum
The Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum is a place where young children and their families can enjoy informal science, technology, engineering, art and math learning....
30 Jun Reno Now and Then
This project was completed in the fall of 2008 by the students in the Interactive Media class at the Reynolds School of Journalism. We worked with Neal Cobb and Jerry Fenwick, the authors of the 2008 book Reno Now and Then....
22 Feb Italy 2020
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1614095532412{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"]From early January until early March in 2020 we were living in Viterbo, Italy. I was a visiting professor at the University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) program, teaching Travel Photography and Travel Writing. This was to be my final semester prior to...
13 Dec Incandescent Rocks
The Incandescent Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern features a myriad of banded multi-colored rock formations....
08 Nov La Cueva del Indio (The Indian Cave)
Reached by descending a steep and rickety wooden ladder into the opening of a coastal limestone formation, the Indian Cave is renown for its collection of well-preserved petroglyphs from the Taino culture. [ggpkg url='https://allaroundnevada.com/wp-content/vr/nearly/indianCave/combined' start_preview='false' gyro='true' width='95%' height='600'] The cave is located just to the east of...
03 May McKissick Canyon
A 3-mile hike with 2,000 feet of elevation gain, the trail up Mckissick Canyon leads to a stunning view over the Winnemucca Valley, with rock-scrambling access to the peaks of the Dogskin Range....
22 Jun 17 Palms Oasis in the Borrego Badlands
Known as Seventeen Palms since at least 1889, this oasis in the Borrego Badlands has seen palms come and palms go....
29 May Where the Pavement Ends
When leapfrog development threatened a tract of private land north of Reno, environmental organizations worked to demonstrate the site's scenic value to the community....
22 Jan Jalousie Beach, St. Lucia
This may be one of the most picturesque beaches in the world, on a calm crystalline bay nestled between the the Pitons in St. Lucia....
21 Jan Tugboat Beach, Curaçao
The diverse and thriving reef offers adventures for both the casual snorkeler and the scuba diver. But the main feature here is the sunken tugboat, located about 300ft from the beach....
25 Dec Life by the Beach
Soon after I turned five we bought a house about a half mile from the beach. The fact that now, in my 70s, I take this experience for granted may be a confession of a lifelong hubris....
26 Sep Postpile Ridge
While not as distinctly formed as Devils Postpile National Monument, this thousand-foot long ridge, located high above Storey County’s Long Valley Creek, is still an impressive sight....
06 Sep The Court of Antiquity
Perhaps a few hundred years ago, or as many as 10,000, Native Americans gathered at this spot above the Truckee River to the east of the broad meadows that would become the city of Reno....
13 Aug Mt. Rose Waterfall
Standing more than 6,300 feet above downtown Reno’s 4,500 feet, Mount Rose looks daunting. But its summit trail begins high up the mountain pass road (SR 431), at 8,911 feet....
20 Apr The Temples of Siem Reap, Cambodia
Angkor Wat The 292 temples remaining in the Angkor complex represent but a fifth of those once build here by the Khmer civilization. Angkor Wat was built by Surayavarman II during the early 12th century. The five central towers represent the five peaks of Mount Meru,...
14 Apr Slot Canyon
In places so narrow that you’ll need to turn sideways, the Slot Canyon is not stout-friendly....
06 Apr Split Mountain and the Wind Caves
Split Mountain, in the southeastern corner of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, is described perfectly by its name....
03 Apr Anza Borrego Desert State Park
California's largest state park, at 600,000 acres, encompasses stunning scenic and cultural treasures. Here are a selection of them, with more to be added as we visit new locations in the park...