May/June 2013
» Great Nevada Picture Hunt 2013 Photo Contest Rules
May/June 2013
Nevada Magazine’s 36th annual Great Nevada Picture Hunt photo contest is now open for submissions. Unlike previous years, there are no categories this year. An overall Grand Prize, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, and 4th Place winner will be named, as well as a TBD number of Honorable Mentions.
» Feature Gravel in Our Travel
May/June 2013
Editor Matthew B. Brown and I have covered more miles crisscrossing the Silver State in search of stories and photographs than either of us can rightly recall. While many of those miles are necessarily spent on highways, interstates, and other paved roads, we relish nothing more than the opportunity to leave the pavement and take a back road—luckily, Nevada has an abundance.
» City Limits Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas
May/June 2013
Las Vegas is traditionally known as an adult destination. But when Las Vegan Ted Stringer heard about the new waterpark, Wet ‘n’ Wild, opening in late May in southwest Las Vegas, he knew it would fit right in. Stringer received the most votes for his contribution of “Red Rock Bay” in Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas’ Wave Pool Naming Contest.
» Wide Open Two Wheels and the Open Road
May/June 2013
The joy of road biking comes from finding a relatively lightly traveled, but well-maintained strip of asphalt that keeps you spinning through an array of beautiful scenery. In Nevada, the best rides are found where the mountains meet the desert or gentle rangelands abut snow-capped peaks.
» Cravings A Taste of Tuscany
May/June 2013
Housed in the historic Joseph Giraud/Hardy House at 442 Flint Street in Reno’s downtown-adjacent “Cal Ave” district, arte italia is operated by the philanthropic E. L. Wiegand Foundation and is among the nation’s premier Italian cultural centers.
» Nature Rocky Mountain Goats
May/June 2013
Mountain goats are known for their exceptional agility. They can climb almost 1,500 vertical feet in 20 minutes. Their hooves are soft and curved, acting like suction cups on steep rocky terrain.
» History Tonopah: Then & Now
May/June 2013
Tonopah photographer Jim Galli has earned quite the reputation for connecting the past to the present via his black-and-white images. But these aren’t digital pictures converted with modern computer software—these are the real deal, taken with a circa 1910 Kodak Cirkut panoramic camera.
» Events Spotlight Lincoln Highway Celebration
May/June 2013
In 1913, the Lincoln Highway became America’s first coast-to-coast road, paralleling many sections of the 1860 Pony Express mail route. Today’s Lincoln Highway, if you will, in Nevada is U.S. Highway 50 running through the heart of the state and known around the world as “The Loneliest Road in America.”
» Shows Spotlight Michael Jackson One
May/June 2013
On May 23, “Michael Jackson ONE” will make its highly anticipated debut in Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay theater, formerly home to the smash hit Disney’s “The Lion King.“
» Know Your Nevada 150 Reasons to Celebrate in Nevada
May/June 2013
Starting with this year’s Nevada Day (observed October 25), Nevadans will be celebrating a major milestone as we begin the yearlong celebration of our sesquicentennial, our 150th anniversary of statehood. If you haven’t heard the “s-word” before, by year’s end the multisyllabic word will roll right off your tongue.
» People
Rajan Zed
In February, Northern Nevada clergy belonging to various religions and denominations organized a reception in honor of interfaith leader and Hindu statesman Rajan Zed in Reno. Sparks Mayor Geno R. Martini, who presided, garlanded Zed on the occasion.
Zed is President of Universal Society of Hinduism and Director of Interfaith Relations of Nevada Clergy Association. He was invited to participate in the prestigious World Economic Forum in November and was instrumental in a community-wide Nevada Cesar Chavez Day Multi-faith Service held on March 31.
