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Run the world鈥檚 largest night race and you鈥檙e bound to have one of the most unusual experiences of your life
With Lake Mead drying up due to drought and climate change, the famous desert reservoir is revealing grisly secrets from the past, including the remains of people thought to be victims of Las Vegas foul play. Mark Sundeen hits Nevada for a freewheeling exploration of dark deeds, a rapidly unfolding apocalypse, and a parched future that will dramatically affect the entire American Southwest.
This central California park is one of the hottest, driest, and lowest places in the country. It's also one of the most beautiful鈥攁 place where sculptural canyons, undulating sand dunes, abundant wildlife, and a luminous sky abound.
There鈥檚 a right and a wrong way to live in the desert, says 国产吃瓜黑料鈥檚 ethics guru
If you鈥檙e worried about how the current campsite and rental-car shortages are going to impact your summer travels, consider these options. We鈥檝e rounded up our favorite companies in six cities, plus the itineraries to test them out on.
Because no one has time for missed connections and grueling layovers
Who says you can't camp in (or near) big cities?
Keeping an eye on the interior secretary's latest ethical blunders and questionable public lands policies
The race, which runs from Santa Monica to Las Vegas, celebrates the amateur superstar
The pro climber caught flak on Instagram for straying into politics鈥攂ut he says it's essential for athletes to speak out
Sure, it's early season, but book these mid- and late-winter vacations now and you'll save big
Each year during Interbike, the city of Las Vegas hosts the Cross Vegas cyclocross race. It鈥檚 an important event for the sport鈥檚 top pros, but it鈥檚 also a big party for the spectators, who come out and drink beer while watching riders tear through grass and sand and over wooden barriers. We sent photographer Stephen Lam to capture this year鈥檚 action.
Luckily for you, these involve no slot machines鈥攐nly glassy waters for paddling and natural playgrounds for climbing
It'll leave you grinning鈥攊f you can overcome your nausea and fear of death
How a city built on sin wrote the gospel on moderation
It鈥檚 not necessarily the facility that counts when you鈥檙e waking up at ungodly hours of the morning to clean and jerk鈥攊t鈥檚 the quality of the instructors, and the camaraderie of the friends who join you there. In fact, each CrossFit gym is supposed to be uniquely inviting, whether it's…
You might be one of those who people who doesn鈥檛 鈥済et鈥 Vegas. The charms of Sin City are completely lost on you, but there鈥檚 a conference at Caesar’s, and your company has sent you. Or maybe it鈥檚 the location for your buddy鈥檚 bachelor party. So you reluctantly…
The wildest two-wheeled events on the planet feature both world-class racing and world-class carousing
The best bays, breaks, lakes, and rivers for learning the world鈥檚 fastest growing paddle sport
It's just a few short miles from the neon strip to the inky desert beyond. But to a solitary walker on her way out of town, the worlds of casino palaces and redrock spires might as well be galaxies apart.