It’s hot, no strike that- it’s d__n H-O-T, in southern Nevada now. And although gamers are content luxuriating in air-conditioned comfort in Las Vegas casinos for their adventures, meanwhile Nevada’s iconic state animals – desert bighorn sheep – are resigned to deftly tip-hoof around on scorching hot, unstable mountain rocks, while haplessly pursuing water and …
Why are Nevada’s Big Horn Sheep being exiled to Utah? Read More »
Even though southern Nevadans live in the desert, there are many awesome and unique places to visit and travel to, you just must slither out of your comfort zone from time to time. I love to search for adventures and historical things. Sometimes it is hard to look at a place or subject and see …
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Well, maybe not outwardly, but our bet is the herd of nearly 200 bison, living almost exclusively in the northern area of Grand Canyon National Park, are at least resting a whole lot easier, knowing their beleaguered numbers will not be thinned this year. Last year, skilled volunteers selected through a lottery, tried to downsize …
Bison are Celebrating in Grand Canyon National Park! Read More »
Independence Day is almost here. What will you be doing over the Fourth of July? Maybe having a BBQ with friends and family, and/or shooting off fireworks (hopefully, safely, and legally)? In your celebrations, we hope you take time to reflect and appreciate all that our troops have valiantly fought and sacrificed for so long …
Happy 4th of July! Freedom is never given, it’s WON! Read More »
Are you a new travel writer? Or maybe you just need a writing road map to help you successfully make a six-figure income? If so, you must read, “The six-figure travel writing road map” book by Gabi Logan. She tells the secrets that no other successful travel writer wants to tell on how to be …
Ah, as you may know, some swear that Elvis Presley is dead. Others say he has merely “left the room.” But whatever your persuasion, if you are a betting person (which we assume you are, given you love Las Vegas), it is best now to cash in your chips and blue suede shoes and take …
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If you think you might enjoy exploring million-year-old limestone rock caves, then you must visit Lehman Caves in Great Basin National Park. These caves originated over 550 million years ago, at a time when most of Nevada and Utah were covered by shallow sea waters. To form the caves, what occurred in the sediments from …
Take a Mysterious Hike on an Ancient Wild Side, Great Basin Read More »
Did you ever think of growing your own fruit tree garden? Well, one man had this lifelong dream and he tirelessly persevered over many decades to make it happen, creating an enchanting “Underground Labyrinth” garden. Baldassare Forestiere, a Sicilian immigrant who migrated to America in 1901, after finding out that he would not inherit any …
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Is Nevada, and Las Vegas specifically, ready for the next toking step: recreational marijuana lounges? This is where millions of tourists travel each year, and where the largest marijuana-using populations are reportedly located. Although last year the Nevada Legislature approved cannabis consumption lounges, the actual timing of and laws governing marijuana lounges remain cloudy issues. …
Is Las Vegas Marijuana lounge ‘clouding’ your mind? Read More »
https://voyagesnearandfar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/las_vegas_barrel_promo-1080p.mp4 A new adventure seems to be now that many people are heading to Lake Mead to see if they can “spelunk” and perhaps find something macabre. I can only imagine what Memorial Day will bring. Swimming, boating, diving or maybe just walking on water. lol “Honey, that’s not a slimy fish, that’s a …ahhh!” Waters …