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» Web Extras silver state symphonies

silver state symphonies

May/June 2011

The horizon creeps on, neither closer nor further on my journey to visit every historical marker in Elko County, a scenic expanse that covers more than 17,000 square miles. However, I was up for the challenge.

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» Web Extras nevada zephyr

nevada zephyr

May/June 2011

AMTRAK’s “California Zephyr” chugs across Nevada from Chicago to Emeryville, California, and back, offering Nevadans a charming overnight to Winnemucca or a day trip to the Reno area from the rural outposts.

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» Web Extras himalayan snowcocks

himalayan snowcocks

May/June 2011

The Ruby Mountains of northeastern Nevada provide high and rugged territory where Himalayan Snowcocks and mountain goats find refuge among rocky cliffs. Scenic Lamoille Canyon provides access to the high country.

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» Web Extras nevada’s bristlecones

nevada’s bristlecones

March/April 2011

Ancient Egyptians began constructing their pyramids 4,600 years ago. On the other side of the world, tucked away in the high country of what is now Great Basin National Park, a bristlecone pine had already been growing for several hundred years.

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» Web Extras shoe tree musings

shoe tree musings

March/April 2011

A few days before the New Year, vandals cut down the shoe tree, a tall cottonwood about midway between Fallon and Austin. These are comments compiled from various social-media websites.

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» Web Extras northwest territorial mint

northwest territorial mint

March/April 2011

Nevada now claims the country’s largest private mint, Northwest Territorial Mint, which creates custom coins, medallions and medals, die-struck knives and other unique minted gifts, as well as bulk precious metals, or bullion.

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» Web Extras carole lombard crash site

carole lombard crash site

January/February 2011

In 1942, a plane carrying Carole Lombard (famous movie star and wife of Clark Gable) crashed high on the east face of Potosi Mountain. The site is now a footnote in history, occasionally visited by plane-crash buffs, Lombard fans, and Southern Nevada hikers.

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» Web Extras fishing lake mead

fishing lake mead

January/February 2011

Lake Mead is a huge body of water that literally contains millions of striped bass—and when you discover a school of these feisty foragers, set the steel and hang on. “There are times you can actually become exhausted pulling fish in,” says long-time angler Larry Crim of Las Vegas.

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» Web Extras hoover dam bypass photos

hoover dam bypass photos

January/February 2011

When I first encountered the bridge at Hoover Dam in March 2009, it immediately captured my imagination. Watching the bridge’s construction especially at night, is both inspiring and magical.

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» Web Extras tantalizing tours

tantalizing tours

January/February 2011

The Vegas Mob Tour is a two-and-a-half-hour bus tour that reveals the sordid history of Las Vegas. Haunted Vegas Tours makes it possible to visit eerie sites by offering a guided tour and show.

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» Web Extras tecopa’s treasures

tecopa’s treasures

January/February 2011

A mere 80 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, over the Spring Mountains, 17 miles south of Pahrump, turn left on Tecopa Road and head 35 miles down the Old Spanish Trail Highway, and you’ll find the town of Tecopa.

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» Web Extras gift for the ages

gift for the ages

November/December 2010

In 1996, the famous duo opened Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, a sanctuary nestled in the grounds of The Mirage among lush gardens and tropical waterfalls.

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» Web Extras a glint in the desert

a glint in the desert

November/December 2010

On the northeastern side of the Spring Mountains, a tiny window into Nevada’s past lies concealed. The place is called Cold Creek, and it offers a glint of unique beauty in the desert.

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» Web Extras nothing like nevada

nothing like nevada

November/December 2010

The first thing I did when I got to Reno is jumped in my car and drove to Lake Tahoe. I remembered it as one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. So I was very excited about returning to this mind-boggling place.

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» Web Extras a notorious nevada first

a notorious nevada first

November/December 2010

Early one chilly Friday morning, February 8, 1924, national attention briefly focused on the hard-rock state prison at Carson City. In the institution’s former barbershop, guards nervously strapped a frightened Chinese convict into a crude wooden chair and exited the chamber.

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» Web Extras the bony express

the bony express

September/October 2010

Few Nevadans can brag that they have carried mail for the Pony Express. My friend and I entered that prestigious group, 150 years later.

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» Web Extras lunar crater

lunar crater

September/October 2010

Lunar Crater Volcanic Field, a short drive south of U.S. Highway 6, is a Nevada oddity. Contrary to its name, Lunar Crater is not the result of a meteor impact. The three-quarter-mile wide, 400-foot-deep crater is the remnant of an ancient, extinct volcano.

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» Web Extras nevadan defined

nevadan defined

September/October 2010

Most people can easily expel a laundry list of reasons of why they’re proud to be an American. But what about something more intimate and stately? Defining “Nevadan” is not your standard black-and-white issue.

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» Web Extras borax’s beginnings

borax’s beginnings

September/October 2010

Now part of The Dial Corporation, A Henkel Company, 20 Mule Team Borax was born in the Furnace Creek area of what became Death Valley National Park (the park’s eastern tip lies in Nevada). Before borax was found there in 1881, the U.S. imported the mineral compound from Asia.

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» Web Extras food made for t.v.

food made for t.v.

July/August 2010

Americans can’t get their fill of the Food Network, and two of the channel’s most popular programs came to Reno recently to get a taste of four area restaurants’ delectable fare.

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