Adventure Guide to Nevada (Hunter Travel Guides)

458 Pages·1999·3.77 MB·English

by  Matt Purdue

Adventure Guide to Nevada Adventure
title:
Guide Series
author: Purdue, Matt.; Blackburn, Donna.
publisher: Hunter Publishing
isbn10 | asin: 1556508425
print isbn13: 9781556508424
ebook isbn13: 9780585110653
language: English
subject Nevada--Guidebooks.
publication date: 1999
lcc: F839.3.P87 1999eb
ddc: 917.9304
subject: Nevada--Guidebooks.
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Adventure Guide to Nevada
Matt Purdue
HUNTER
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©1999 Matt Purdue
Maps by Kim André, © 1999 Hunter Publishing, Inc.
Photo credits: 6, 16, 28, 45, 72, 92, 111, 172 (Nevada Tourism); 7
(Tahoe Photo); 65, 83, 84 (Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority); 8, 11, 27,
29 (Michelle Joiner); 21, 103, 105, 108, 133, 136 (Matt Purdue).
Drawings by Donna M. Blackburn
Cover: Horses Running Wild Through Nevada Desert (Inga Spence,
Index Stock Photography)
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Dedication
To Jordan, who has taught me to see the desert and life in ways I
never
dreamed possible. Let's get lost.
About the Author
Matt Purdue has won numerous national and regional journalism
honors for his sports and outdoor writing. In 1997 he won a National
Newspaper Association award for best sports feature. His writing and
photographs have appeared in national magazines and major
newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily
News, Orange County Register and Outside, Backpacker, and
Mountain Biking magazines. He resides in both Southern Nevada and
Southern California, where he can usually be found leading a hike, a
fishing expedition or a mountain bike ride.
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Contents
Introduction 1
History 1
Nevada Today 5
The Land 6
Plant Life 8
Animal Life 10
How To Use This Book 11
Adventures 13
On Foot 13
On Wheels 15
On Water 17
On Snow 17
In The Air 17
Climate 18
Information Sources 18
Las Vegas Territory 21
Touring 23
Las Vegas 23
Museums & Culture 23
Natural Wonders 26
Henderson/Boulder City 31
Hoover Dam 32
Lake Mead National Recreation Area 32
Valley of Fire State Park 33
Searchlight/Laughlin 34
Special Events 35
Adventures 37
On Foot 37
Red Rock Canyon 37
The Spring Mountains 38
Valley of Fire State Park 39
The Historic Railroad Trail 39
The Newberry Mountains 40
On Wheels 42
Biking The Cottonwood Valley 42
Jeeping The Desert National Wildlife Refuge 43
On Water 44
Las Vegas 44
Lake Mead 44
The Overton Arm of the Virgin River 45
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The Colorado River 46
Lake Mojave 46
In The Air 48
On Snow 49
Where To Stay & Eat 50
Accommodations 50
Las Vegas 50
Laughlin 52
Restaurants 53
Las Vegas 53
Laughlin 54
Camping 54
Reno-Tahoe Territory 57
Touring 59
Reno 59
Lake Tahoe 63
South of Reno 66
South of Carson City 70
East of Carson City 71
North of Reno 74
Special Events 77
Adventures 78
On Foot 78
Jones Creek-Whites Creek Loop Hike 78
The Mount Rose Trail 79
Tahoe Basin Trails 79
Reno 79
Washoe Valley 80
Virginia City 80
High Rock Canyon 80
Pine Forest Wilderness Study Area 81
On Horseback 83
On Wheels 83
Biking Lake Tahoe 83
Reno 84
Surprise Valley/Barrel Springs 84
Carson City 85
On Water 86
Lake Tahoe 86
East Fork Carson River 86
Spooner Lake 86
Reno 87
Washoe Lake State Park 87