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    My Rock Between Two Worlds

    Jan 04, 2021

    I find my perfect solitude where the city meets the desert

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    Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
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    ‘It strikes a balance’: Bill that staves off Red Rock construction may get a vote today

    Apr 25, 2017

    Talking with Assemblyman Steve Yeager about his bill that curtails heedless growth near conservation areas — including a disputed project near Red Rock

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    Birds: what are they? Find out!

    Mar 17, 2017

    Tomorrow is International Migratory Bird Day, and the Wetlands Park is the place to be

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    Popular trail to reopen for National Public Lands Day

    Sep 20, 2016

    Southern Nevada hikers have a special reason to celebrate National Public Lands Day this Saturday, September 24. 

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    Dunes on a desert planet

    Mar 31, 2016

    A stop at the Sand Mountain Recreation Area during #DCRoadTrip2016.

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    DC Road Trip 2016
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    Straight outta noisetown

    Mar 26, 2016

    The quiet in Pahranagat is astounding. Even in the high wind -- perhaps even because of the wind, which turns the cottonwoods into musical instruments ...

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    Trails and tribulations

    Feb 23, 2016

    Tight spaces, terrifying falls, broken bones — and ultimate triumph. Hold on tight as you read this digest of outdoor adventures gone sideways, told by those who lived it

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    Share the secret, save the land

    May 13, 2015

    Last spring, I received a hot tip on the location of a set of dinosaur tracks at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

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    Arden Peak
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    Nature right next door

    Mar 01, 2015

    Find a walk to remember among these nine great hikes in your own backyard

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