| My wife enjoys the great outdoors, but
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| | a wealth of things to do, and places to
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| she can only put up with the sand and
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| | go. The Mojave, the Great Basin, and the
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| dirt for a few days. After roughing it
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| | Sonoran Deserts come together in this
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| (in the RV:), she needs a nice hotel and
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| | area and this coming together is like
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| a little luxury. So when she's had enough
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| | where the day meets night or the desert
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| and, after many great desert adventures,
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| | meets the forest. This edge of things is
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| we have used Las Vegas as a resting and
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| | what makes for great beauty and great
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| cleanup spot. Within an hours travel from
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| | photography.
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| Las Vegas there are many places to go
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| | There are all kinds of great tours for
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| fishing, boating, camping, flying, and
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| | everyone. They have a variety of
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| western horseback riding. The desert is
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| | Helicopter, Plane and Bus tours to the
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| also a photographer's dream that changes
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| | Grand Canyon and to rafting adventures on
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| shapes and colors with each area and the
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| | the Colorado River. There is a tour by
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| time of day. Sometimes after a little
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| | luxury van and even a tour of the Grand
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| rest, we return to the desert for another
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| | Canyon in a Hummer. There is the Grand
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| adventure.
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| | Canyon Helicopter Tour and the Ranch
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| If you are from back east or another
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| | adventure Helicopter Tour that lands at a
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| country, you should know that even though
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| | working ranch in the canyon and they
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| the desert is beautiful it is still a
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| | serve you a great lunch there.
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| desert and you need to know where you are
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| | Horseback riding in cowboy country can
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| going by using a good map and have plenty
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| | include lunch on the trail or a BBQ at
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| of water and make sure your rental car
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| | the end. The tour people will even drive
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| has a spare and is full of gas. Get a
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| | you there and pick the perfect horse for
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| good GPS device and practice with it. We
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| | you, no experience necessary. There is
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| have used ours to find things we saw on a
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| | nothing like a dinner over an open
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| map.
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| | campfire. After writing this, I must go
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| My wife always arranged for discount
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| | back because it is just too much fun. Be
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| flights and hotel reservations ahead of
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| | sure to look at the gift packs in your
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| time. One time we arrived from the river
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| | hotel room for discounts and travel
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| all dirty and starving so, we headed
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| | guides.
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| straight for the buffet line. They were
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| | If you have the time and do not mind the
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| nice to us and did not seem to notice how
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| | drive then all kinds of adventures open
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| messy we were.
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| | up to you. Within a three hour, drive is
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| Only an hour or so away is the Valley of
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| | Zion National Park and they have
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| Fire State Park. It is fifty miles to the
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| | everything there including hotels. If you
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| north and has been described as
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| | are an artist or photographer then you
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| breathtaking. The best seasons for
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| | must go.
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| camping or hiking the sandy trails are
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| | If Zion is a little too far for now then
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| spring and fall. They also have shaded
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| | try what southern Californians call "the
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| picnic tables.
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| | river". What they mean is the Colorado
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| If your interested in off road adventures
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| | River at Lake Mohave. Lake Mohave Resort
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| (if not do it anyway) get in touch with a
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| | at Katherine Landing Lake Mohave is
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| company called off road adventure guide
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| | located within the boundaries of Lake
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| in Logandale Nevada. They have a website
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| | Mead National Recreation Area, and offers
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| that provides an Off Road Adventure Guide
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| | year round recreation for Nevada, Arizona
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| and information on ATV rentals and tours
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| | and southern California.
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| on the Logandale Trail System near the
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| | Boats and waverunners can be rented at
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| Valley Of Fire. Also, there is the Vegas
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| | Katherine's Landing. Public campgrounds
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| Dunes Recreation Area for a slightly
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| | are available at both locations providing
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| different sort of ATV Riding in soft sand
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| | tent and trailer camping, R.V.s with
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| dunes. It takes special tires on the ATV
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| | hookups and restaurants, lodging, docking
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| and you will find this area is a lot of
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| | facilities, boat and fishing tackle
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| fun.
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| | equipment, and fishing licenses.
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| Red Rock Canyon is a beautiful Desert
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| | So did I miss anything? You bet, I missed
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| state park that is not to be missed. It
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| | a lot, like the secret spot that only my
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| is located only about half an hour away
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| | wife know about where we buried the gold,
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| and is gorgeous with many kinds of hiking
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| | but you get the idea. Oh, and some
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| and walking trails. It has a nice visitor
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| | interesting places where they filmed some
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| center surrounded with desert hills and
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| | famous movies. There are many adventures
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| beautiful canyons to hike and explore.
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| | for you and your family waiting near the
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| Most people know about Hoover Dam and
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| | Lights of Las Vegas.
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| Lake Mead, but are not aware of the many
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| | P.S. Did you know the Indians are
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| campgrounds and marinas in the area. It
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| | building a glass bridge over the Grand
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| is called the Lake Mead National
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| | Canyon?
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| Recreation Area, and the huge lake offers
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