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Lookback: 10 years of travel and adventure in Desert Companion

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From crazy RV excursions to daylong getaways, here are some highlight travel and adventure stories from the Desert Companion archives.

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Road Trip
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Desert Companion’s great big road trip in Search of the Soul of Nevada (and clean bathrooms)

Apr 28, 2016

We confess. We used to think like a lot of locals do, imagining the rest of the Silver State beyond our city as little more than Las Vegas’ ramshackle and somewhat embarrassing backyard.

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Travel
Mingus Mountain
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Arizona highways

Jul 24, 2015

There’s still time for one more summer adventure — make it a road trip to Prescott, Arizona and beyond

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Land Sailing
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The Adventure Traveler's Guide

May 01, 2017

Desert thrills with a sense of place.

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Compass points
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Compass points

Apr 28, 2015

We sent writers on trips to the north, east, south and west. What’d they find? That the road not taken can be pretty fun, too.

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Leisure
Mountain Biking Beatty
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Build it and they will bike

Apr 23, 2015

Can mountain biking save the flagging fortunes of Beatty? Those behind the push see a new kind of gold in them hills.

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Travel

We're not in Utah anymore

Sep 01, 2013

With its bars, boutiques and galleries, Springdale is a cozy and cosmopolitan gateway to Zion Nestled below the towering cliffs at the entrance to Zion National Park, Springdale is probably the most cosmopolitan small town in America — but most tourists seem blissfully unaware of that fact. Most of Zion’s 3 million annual visitors see the town as just a place to park to catch the shuttle in to Zion, and Springdale is fine with that.

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One tank, endless trips

May 01, 2011

How much Southwest can you see on a tank of gas? The answer from our
road-trip guru: Plenty — in every direction

We may live on an island in the sand, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t dozens of great voyages beckoning you and your land schooner. Tank up and head out on one of these 10 rewarding routes that will have you back in Las Vegas — without a refill.

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