Tag Archives: Nevada

Anniversary Narrows (Lake Mead National Recreation Area, NV)

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Andrew Wojtanik

Anniversary Narrows is Nevada’s best answer to the challenge laid down by neighboring Utah: give us your best, most picturesque slot canyon. Better yet, extend the slot for more than 1/3 mile, place the trailhead less than an hour’s drive … Continue reading →

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Goldstrike Canyon Trail (Lake Mead National Recreation Area, NV)

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Andrew Wojtanik

Most visitors flock to Lake Mead National Recreation Area—straddling the Arizona–Nevada border, a short drive from Las Vegas—for water-related activities on the United States’ largest reservoir by volume. However, adventure-seekers of the land-bound sort are also treated to a fair … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Hikes in 2020

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Andrew Wojtanik

Well, what a strange year it has been. In the early days of 2020, it was hard to imagine that, by March, much of the world would be dealing with a global pandemic that would take the lives of millions … Continue reading →

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Grimes Point Petroglyph Trail (Grimes Point Archaeological Area, NV)

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

For travelers driving Nevada’s Highway 50—the “Loneliest Road in America”—Grimes Point is an excellent spot to get out and stretch your legs, taking advantage of a short trail to a fantastic set of ancient petroglyphs. Undoubtedly more vivid and more … Continue reading →

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Hickison Petroglyphs Interpretive Trail (Hickison Petroglyphs Recreation Area)

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Highway 50, which stretches for more than 400 miles across central Nevada, is called the “Loneliest Road in America” for a reason. Services and cell service are in limited supply as travelers skirt the desolate mountain ranges and sagebrush-studded valleys … Continue reading →

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Alpine Lakes Loop and Bristlecone-Glacier Trails (Great Basin National Park, NV)

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

Moderately-difficult stem-and-loop hike on the Alpine Lakes Loop Trail and Bristlecone-Glacier Trails in Nevada’s Great Basin National Park. Continue reading →

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Top 10 Hikes in 2019

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

2019 has come and gone, and it was an excellent year for hiking. Over the course of the year, I added 43 posts to Live and Let Hike and notched nearly 150,000 site visits (81,000 visitors). As always, the travel … Continue reading →

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Ruby Crest Trail to Lamoille Lake (Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, NV)

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Andrew Wojtanik

Unless you are a resident of Elko, Nevada—the nearest major town—chances are that you have not heard of the Ruby Mountains. Yet, at times, this spectacular range in northeast Nevada rivals the mountain scenery of the better-known Sierra Nevada or … Continue reading →

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