Without even knowing anything about it, the name "Sand Mountain" should give ... the backdrop to the dramatic contrast of Las Vegas. But as a unique desert environment, Nevada's Great Basin ...

Pick a date before the weather gets too warm to hike along a path winding through bewildering geology and hardscrabble ...

Steve Lake envisions a zoo no more than 25 acres, with animals that could withstand the region’s extreme summer temperatures.

graft and speculation turned a dusty desert road into the entertainment capital of the world, a 4.2-mile stretch that would eventually become known as the Las Vegas Strip. Perhaps unsurprisingly ...