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....
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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....
03 Oct Wheeler Peak Glacier, Great Basin National Park
Wheeler Peak Glacier, at the base of Wheeler Peak, is an “alpine rock glacier” around 120,000 square feet in size....
03 Oct Bristlecone Pines, Great Basin National Park
Great Basin Bristlecone pines are remarkable for their great age and ability to survive adverse conditions. The Wheeler Peak bristlecone pine grove is the most accessible grove in the park....
22 Jun Everyone at the Ballpark
If you were at the Reno Aces final home game of 2016, zoom in and find yourself in this gigapixel panorama....
08 May Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
The creation of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge was a kind of miracle, as the entire area was destined to be a subdivision in 1980. The savior of Ash Meadows was the Devils Hole pupfish....
06 May The Needles at Pyramid Lake
The Needles area of Pyramid Lake, and its hot springs, have been closed to all but the Pyramid Lake Paiute since 1980....
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....
22 Dec American Flat Mill
The ruins of the United Comstock Merger Mill at American Flat were demolished in late 2014. This 137-node virtual-reality tour was photographed from August to December of 2014....
28 Sep Light Dome on the Playa
At Burning Man 2015 we photographed these artists putting the finishing touches on their Playa installation....
27 Sep The Serpent Mother
The Serpent Mother is a 168′ long evocation of a skeletal serpent coiled around her egg in a monstrous but maternal gesture. ...
26 Sep Art Cars at the DMV
Before art cars are certified to roam the open Playa at night they must be inspected at the DMV (Department of Mutant Vehicles)....
19 Sep “Brand-UR-Ass N More” Theme Camp
With its Old West theme, the "Brand-UR-Ass N More" theme camp at Black Rock City features a distinctive cattle-branding corral and saloon....
01 Jun Clear Creek Trail
The Clear Creek Trail is about 10.5 miles one way, with gentle gradients for hiking or mountain biking. It takes nearly 15 mi to gain the 1,150 ft in altitude of its high point at 6,200 ft....
24 May Hunter Falls Fire
Viewed from a ridge above the University of Nevada, the smoke from the May, 2014 Hunter Falls Fire is evident in the Mt. Rose Wilderness just west of the city limits....
22 May Commercial Casino
Much folklore and ghost-lore enliven this grand dame of Elko, built in 1869. The Commercial is also the home of what may be the world’s largest dead polar bear, White King....
21 May Old Lamoille Schoolhouse
The old Lamoille Schoolhouse served the children of the area from 1923 until the school district was abolished in 1961....
20 May Tannehill Log Cabin
Thought to be the first house built here, around 1865, it later served as Eureka's first store. It is constructed from the pinion pines that once grew at higher elevations around the town....
07 May Lagomarsino Canyon Petroglyphs
Lagomarsino Canyon, a Nevada rock art site on the National Register of Historic Places, is a quarter mile long. It consists of 2229 rock art panels, some created up to 10,000 years ago....
15 Feb Las Vegas Then and Now
Twelve different time-machine morphs are presented in which iconic Vegas landmarks are seen both "then" and "now."...
03 Dec Gold Hill Depot
The Gold Hill Depot of the V&T Railroad was completed in September 1869. The station served passengers and freight, and was also a telegraph station....
30 Nov Storm over Mt. Rose
From a viewpoint midway up the Geiger Grade, looking down over the entire Washoe Valley, the sunset colors show through the storm front over Mt. Rose....