After Las Vegas The Natural World after the Trade Shows

My list of places to visit on future LV trips:

In addition to Ash Meadows, other areas of interest in the Amargosa River area are Oasis Valley, Amargosa Canyon, and Shoshone/Tecopah

Muddy Mountains Wilderness Area

Buffington Pockets along the Bitter Springs Trail

Muddy River / Meadow Valley Wash

Springs Preserve

China Ranch

Lake Mead NRA's hikes feature a number of interesting-looking canyons.

Mojave National Preserve's Piute Gorge.

Earthworks artist Michael Heizer reportedly has threatened to shoot anyone who tries to visit his monumental City uninvited, but this piece, near Nellis' infamous "Area 51", sounds like the must-see sculptural descendant of Tikal and other ancient American sites.

Please share your experiences in these places or suggest additional locations for Future Expeditions by commenting to this page.

The "Dunes" are more like badlands and the "Recreation Area" is a power toy playground.

Power Toy Tracks

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is <1 hr. outside of Las Vegas. It features a scenic loop drive and hikes of various lengths and challenges.

View Coming Out of Icebox Canyon

Valley of Fire State Park is ~1 hr. outside of LV, with scenic drives and short hikes featuring unique scenery and native American petroglyphs. Popular Hollywood 'alien planet' landscape. Spectacular at sunrise/sunset.

White Domes Area