13 Dec Incandescent Rocks
The Incandescent Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern features a myriad of banded multi-colored rock formations....
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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....
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....
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....
04 May Freight Train in the High Desert
Of the many vistas that Nevada has to offer, I never tire of the way the desert can present an entire freight train, in one ultra-wide glance, from the first engine to the final freight car....
12 Sep Cattle Ranch North of Elko
North of Elko, on Rt. 225 about halfway to Tuscarora, this cattle ranch sits in the valley to the west of Nannies Peak....
30 May The Lava Beds; Elephant Head Rock
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In May of 2013 we drove 2.5 hours from Reno toward the Black Rock Desert and then began a 7-mile hike up about 1,000 feet to the top of this spectacularly scenic granite plateau....
17 Apr Fairview Peak Earthquake Fault
At 3:08 a.m. on Dec. 16, 1954 an earthquake measuring 7.3 in magnitude was centered near Fairview Peak. In seconds, the mountains lifted up an average of 6 ft relative to the valleys below....
21 Jul The Ruby Pipeline East of Winnemucca
The swath of the Ruby Pipeline appears from over the hills and then heads west across the valley....
12 Jan The Middlegate Shoe Tree
Just east of the quirky roadhouse known as Middlegate Station, a 70' tall shoe-bedecked cottonwood tree on the side of Highway 50 was the king of sole....
08 Jan Moonlite Bunny Ranch
Known on late-night HBO's "reality" television series as the Cathouse, the Moonlight Bunny Ranch is located in the small community of Mound House....
29 Dec Sagebrush and Rust
Seen in the sagebrush: an old car, rusted past the point of recovery as an antique, adds a human accent to the landscape....
29 Dec Remnant of Emigrant Trail in Dog Valley
Opened in 1845, the Dog Valley portion of the Emigrant Trail led California-bound pioneers from Reno to Truckee. It remained the main wagon route until 1925....
14 Dec Tuscarora
As prospectors dispersed from Austin in 1867 they discovered rich placer sands in a place that one of the miners named Tuscarora to honor the Union gunboat on which he had served....
10 Dec Abandoned Mill, Toulon
The abandoned mill buildings in Toulon date from 1892. The main building housed a ball mill used to process tungsten as well as precious metals....
07 Dec Cleveland Ranch, Spring Valley
Cleveland Ranch, established in 1899, is located in North Spring Valley in White Pine County....
07 Dec Ichthyosaurs
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No ichthyosaur has been swimming in Nevada for 200 million years. But 36 fossil specimens of the giant prehistoric reptiles were discovered here. The ichthyosaur is the Nevada state fossil....
20 Nov Thunder Mountain
Just off the highway in Imlay is the decaying hulk of a concrete monument filled with decades of dust and tumbleweeds. It is one man’s personal response to the excesses of the 1960s....
16 Nov Carlin Canyon
From 1841 to 1870 the California Emigrant Trail led through this canyon. Thousands of westward-bound dreamers viewed this path through the mountains....
16 Nov Spencer Hot Springs
Spencer Hot Springs’ pools are conveniently separated to provide privacy. The best may be the stone-lined pool on a rise with a commanding view of the mountains all around....
13 Nov Santa Rosa Mtns. Ranch
The north-eastern side of the Santa Rosa mountains shelter the ranching district of Paradise Valley on three sides. ...
28 Oct Sand Mountain
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Located 20 miles east of Fallon, just off U.S. Route 50, the dune is two miles long and rises to 600 feet....
19 Oct Middlegate Station
In 1859 the overland stage built the first Middlegate Station to provide a rest stop for the passenger and freight lines crossing the area....
08 Oct Willow Creek
Fifteen miles south of Ely, the Willow Creek Trading Post and General Store has acres full of rusting machinery and antique cars. They also have a herd of buffalo....