Big Bend of the Colorado SP
We commence our 2024 travels in Laughlin, NV at Big Bend of the Colorado State Park. This is plan B, as there was an unexpected cold front that forced us to look for warmer...
Category: Travels
The Road Home From Nevada
Despite being mid-October, forecasters are still calling for temperatures in the mid to high 90’s, so we begin looking for stopping places at elevation where temperatures will be cooler. We’ll choose the woods with...
Gold Butte National Monument
Gold Butte National Monument covers just under 300,000 acres of rugged Mohave Desert covered in Joshua Trees, and protects: unique red sandstone formations, an old ghost town, a sinkhole, and several areas of rock...
Basin & Range National Monument
Established in 2005 Basin and Range National Monument is an example of unspoiled basin and range country. It spans eight mountain ranges and protects the archaeological and historical riches found here. The monument offers...
Barnes Canyon Trailhead
Four miles East of Caliente, NV the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) completed a mountain biking/hiking trailhead last year. There’s free dry camping at the base of the trailhead with covered picnic tables, fire...
Exploring Alamo, NV with Family
We’d planned to meet family in Great Basin National Park; but due to a cold weather system the forecast is now calling for freezing temperatures, rain, and snow. So, we quickly change plans and...
Caliente Nevada – State Parks
Kershaw-Ryan State Park The lands known as “Kershaw Gardens” were donated to the State of Nevada by the Ryan family in 1934 for use as a public park. Dedicated in 1935, Kershaw-Ryan State Park...
Pioche Nevada & State Parks
Spring Valley State Park Located in the upper end of the Meadow Valley Wash, this park is named for the numerous natural springs in the area that have irrigated numerous pastures and ranches for...
Cathedral Gorge State Park
We had originally planned to begin our trip in Ely, NV; but after looking at the updated weather forecast and seeing overnight temperatures close to freezing we opted for a lower elevation. This information...
Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipe Spring National Monument was established in 1923 after Steven Mather, the first director of the National Park Service realized this old fort fascinated tourists making the trip from Zion National Park to the...