Experience luxurious landscapes at spring-rich Kershaw-Ryan State Park
ET Full Moon Marathon Featured on Runner’s World
The ET Full Moon Marathon was one of 30 featured on Runner’s World.
St. George News – Cathedral Gorge day: A unique landscape that has gone from a garbage dump to an Instagrammerās dream
A landscape highly regarded by photographers today was not held in such high esteem by mining operations of the late 19th century. What is now an Instagrammerās dream was a dumping ground of yesteryear.
Named for stately structures a continent away, Cathedral Gorge State Park is a remarkable pocket of awe-inspiring scenery in the midst of run-of-the-mill terrain. It is a truly unrivaled geologic spectacle that has become much more popular in the last decade with the emergence of social media.
Nevada Appeal: Panaca – One town, two states
Photo by Sydney Martinez | Travel Nevada
“Several years ago, when I worked for the Nevada State Department of Transportation, a co-worker and I were doing some work in Caliente and other southeastern Nevada communities.
“After work one day, we decided to stop by the nearby town of Panaca to see what the town was like and perhaps have a beer after work. After spending some time looking for a bar or a place to buy some beer, we were told that Panaca was only one of two towns in Nevada where the sale of alcohol was prohibited and gambling was not allowed.
“The area that was to become the Panaca settlement was explored by Mormons in 1857. Brigham Young dispatched the explorers to locate a potential refuge in case of a U.S. military campaign against Utah. The location was selected due to the Meadow Valley oasis at the headwaters of the Muddy River.”
Nevada Appeal: The story of Pioche
Photo by Sydney Martinez, Travel Nevada
“The town rapidly became the largest mining town in southeastern Nevada in the early 1870s. Population estimates showed 10,000 people by 1871. The town quickly gained fame for its ātoughest townā reputation.
“Due mostly to confusion over the exact location of mining claims, mine owners finally resorted to hiring guards. Hired gunmen were imported at the rate of about 20 a day during boom times to fight mining claim encroachments. Mine owners often paid the gunmen a salary of $20 per day ā a more certain investment for owners than settling disputes in court where bribery often determined the final outcome. The sheriffās office was reputed to be worth $40,000 a year in bribes alone.”
Travel Nevada Highlights the Great Basin Highway Roadtrip
Photo by Susan Mowers, Travel Nevada
“Positively brimming with grandeur, Nevada boasts a hefty slice of the American Westās stunning scenery, intriguing geology, and natural wonders. This 355-mile route along the Great Basin Highway takes in the highlights, beginning with red rock spires and sandstone canyons, and ending with mountain peaks, ancient bristlecone pine forests, and some of the nationās darkest, star-studded skies.”
