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Get out
- Brian Head nearest ski area in Utah.
- Bristlecone Pines in White Mountains (California) via U.S. 95 and state route 168 to Westgard Pass, then paved road as far as Shulman Grove at 10,000', gravel to Patriarch grove just below treeline.
- Cottonwood Cove on Arizona side of Colorado River. Rent motorboats that can be taken upriver through a scenic canyon to within sight of Hoover Dam.
- Death Valley|Death Valley National Park is two hours to the west by car.
- Grand Canyon National Park is about 4 hours by car, via the Hoover Dam.
- Great Basin National Park has Nevada's only glacier and other excellent mountain scenery, Bristlecone Pines, cave tour with stalagtites etc. North on U.S. 93 to Ely, east on U.S. 50.
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area is about one hour and twenty minutes north-east by car.
- Los Angeles is about 4 hours by car.
- Mesquite (Nevada) |Mesquite is a delightful little resort on the Nevada-Arizona border near Utah.
- Mt. Charleston ski area in winter, hiking up to alpine zone in summer.
- Red Rock Canyon, vivid red and white sandstone cliffs
- Sedona, Arizona, New Age tourist town in red sandstone canyon.
- Sierra Nevada Lone Pine at the base of Mount Whitney, highest U.S. peak outside Alaska. About two hours beyond Death Valley.
- Valley of Fire State Park [1] is one hour north-east by car. However, note that the highway is under construction and so driving north from Lake Mead will add two extra hours to go four miles.
- Zion National Park is about two hours east of Vegas and offers stunning scenery in a red-walled canyon.
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