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Top Vegas Hotels: Bellagio, Luxor, Rio

Roads from the Ashes: An Odyssey in Real Life on the Virtual Frontier, by Megan Edwards

1-2 Day Trips from LV

Taking the Waters in Tecopa

Even though Las Vegas has been growing faster than kudzu, you still don’t have to drive very far to be in the middle of nowhere. For some, this is ample reason never to venture farther than the last Starbucks, but for those who, like me, enjoy a bit of desert exploration once in a while, it’s a great feature of life in the eastern Mojave. In less than two hours, you can be in a place with no cell service, no Internet access, no television, and no drinking water!

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80,000 Motorcycles: The 23rd Annual River Run

Eighty thousand motorcycles. That was the number bandied about by the press, but I had a hard time imagining what it meant in concrete terms. It’s gotta be at least a couple of football fields full, I figured, and that thought was enough to inspire a journey to Laughlin the fourth weekend of April. It was time for the 23rd Annual River Run.

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On the Road Again: Highway 190 Reopens

The road between Death Valley Junction and Furnace Creek is open again! This may not sound like headline news, but if you are (a) someone who lives in Death Valley or (b) someone (like me) who loves Death Valley, this is far more important than the opening of a new casino.

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Ancient & Mysterious Wonders

“There’s nothing old in Vegas.” It’s one of the most oft-repeated stereotypes, even though the city is proudly celebrating its centennial this year. Like all stereotypes, it’s contains an element of truth that can’t be denied by anyone who’s ever watched a world-class hotel get the “Independence Day” treatment…

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Close By, Clean Cut, Slot Free

Every once in a while, I find it pleasant to remember that there are cities in the world that don’t have slot machines in their grocery stores and video poker on every corner. You might think I’d have to travel to California or Arizona to visit this kind of sin-free community, but good clean fun is ever so much closer. Boulder City is only a half-hour drive from Las Vegas.

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