As fallout from an irrigation project, a formerly cottonwood-lined stream is now a sandy, desolate, post-apocalyptic channel lined with weathered stumps and tumbleweeds.

A remote, little-known natural arch in granite in the desert of northwestern Nevada.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.

On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.

One of the few remaining indigenous petroglyph sites in Nevada.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

This Gold Rush ghost town was once the subject of a territorial dispute between California and Nevada.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.