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Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon
Red Rock Canyon and Hiking Ice Box Canyon

Only 17 miles from Sin City, there is a natural reprieve from the glitter and noise of the Strip. Red Rock Canyon has stunning 3,000-foot red sandstone cliffs and formations. By far our favorite place in Red Rock Canyon was the Ice Box Canyon Hike.

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Free Camping, Nevada, TravelKaylee ThornleyBLM Land, Calico Hills, Canyons, Desert, Desert Tortoises, Free Camping, Geology, High Point Overlook, Hiking, Ice Box Canyon, Las Vegas, Lovell Canyon Road, Mountains, Nevada, Public Land, Red Rock Canyon, Tarantulas, Trails, Travel, Waterfalls, WildlifeComment
Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style
Experiencing Las Vegas #Vanlife Style

During our time in Las Vegas, we witnessed a shooting fireballs, a street fight, a gallery of only food photography, and so many palm trees. We ate pineapple soft serve, Hawaiian food, and Pina Coladas, after a harrowing encounter with a gunman on our run in Lovell Canyon. What happens in Vegas…

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Cities, Free Camping, Nevada, Roadside Attractions, Travel, Vanlife, Van ConversionKaylee ThornleyArt, BLM Land, Cheap Eats, Cities, Flowers, Food, Free Camping, Frugal Travel, Geology, Hiking, History, Main Streets, Museums, Nevada, Photography, Public Land, Running, Sprinter Repair, Travel, Urban Parks, Vanlife, Vanlife Showers, Roadside Attractions, Bars, Las Vegas, Desert, The Strip, Neon, The Mirage, Lovell Canyon Road, Red Rock Canyon, Exploration Peak Park, Pineapple Park, Dole Whip, Aloha Kitchen, Mirage Volcano, Casinos, Caesar's Palace, Modernist Cuisine, The Bellagio, Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden, Bellagio Flowers, Ethel M. Chocolates, CactusesComment
One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park
One Day in Cathedral Gorge State Park

Cathedral Gorge State Park is about three hours from Las Vegas. What’s great about that is that you can actually see most of this park in a day! The main features of the park are extremely narrow slot canyons of eroded bentonite clay known as the “caves.”

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Free Camping, Nevada, State Parks, Travel, VanlifeKaylee ThornleyBLM Land, Canyons, Caving, Free Camping, Frugal Travel, Geology, Hiking, History, Nevada, Public Land, State Parks, Trails, Travel, Slot Canyons, Desert, Cathedral Gorge State Park, Las Vegas, Pioche, Panaca, Eagle Point Trail, Miller Point, Badlands, Juniper Draw Trail, Cathedral Caves, Canyon Caves, Moon Caves Comments
Visiting Valley of Fire State Park
Visiting Valley of Fire State Park

About an hour from Las Vegas is a state park that might just outshine the strip. Valley of Fire State Park takes its name from the red striated sandstone formations found throughout the park.

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Nevada, State Parks, TravelKaylee ThornleyArches, Canyons, Geology, Hiking, Petroglyphs, Running, Nevada, State Parks, Trail Running, Trails, Travel, BLM Land, Free Camping, Sunsets, Public Land, Bighorn Sheep, Las Vegas, Valley of Fire State Park, The Beehives, Petrified Wood, Atlatl Rock, White Domes, Mouse's Tank, Fire Canyon, Silica Dome, Fire Wave, Slot Canyons, Desert, ArchaeologyComment