2/23/10

All our recent rain, and snow in the higher elevations, make this an especially good time to visit the canyons of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Ice Box Canyon is one of the more picturesque, and over the next month, you’ll probably see the seasonal show of cascades, deep pockets of water and possible waterfalls within the colorful sandstone bluffs.

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The next two months are an ideal time to hit those low-elevation hikes you have been meaning to do but haven’t found the time. It won’t be long before warm weather comes nipping at our heels and turns our thoughts to higher, cooler ground. One place that should be on your short list is Grapevine Canyon, in the southern part of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, just northwest of Laughlin.

Grapevine Canyon is one of the optimum places in our region to see petroglyphs. Prehistoric American Indians pecked these symbols into the desert varnish on cliffs and boulders, exposing the lighter-colored rock beneath …

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Author and columnist Deborah Wall recently ventured out to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah to catch these natural wonders in their winter beauty.

Read her account here for the best hiking trails to view the hoodoos.