Nevada Highlights These are just a few of the many reasons why Nevada is a state that is always worth returning to. The image above shows the Nevada state line when coming from Death Valley in California.     This image was taken while driving from Death Valley National National Park in California towards Las Vegas, Nevada. Even once you are beyond Death Valley, the landscape is still dry and desert like and sometimes you feel like you are on another planet.   The Nevada landscape in this area is arid and barren but with a beautiful mountain scenery in the horizon that makes it most interesting to drive through.   Las Vegas is an incredible city to go if you are looking for a place where boredom is a foreign word. Each hotel is an attraction in itself and there are so many other highlights to see and do. Read more about Las Vegas   If you continue along the Northshore Road scenic drive by Lake Mead Recreational Area, you will eventually be heading out and see signs towards the Valley of Fire National Park. Read more about Lake Mead   If at Lake Mead and if time allows, follow the Valley of Fire Highway and drive through the park. It is a most remarkable area of Nevada landscape and stunning rock formations. Read more about Valley of Fire State Park   Once leaving the visitor’s center at the entrance of Red Rock Canyon, you just follow the scenic drive which is about 21 km round trip on a winding road. Read about Red Rock Canyon in Nevada   You will find plenty of vista parking areas to stop and get out to take pictures, stroll on many of the trails or to climb rocks. It hardly takes any time to completely drive around the park so enjoy the stops and take time to enjoy the beauty of the landscape.Read about Red Rock Canyon in Nevada   The Hoover Dam is located on the border of Arizona and Nevada and spans Black Canyon to use the force of the Colorado River to supply hydroelectric power to areas of Nevada, Arizona and California. Interesting enough this is also a time zone border meaning one side of the east side of the dam (Arizona) is in the Mountain Time Zone and the west side (Nevada side) the Pacific Time Zone. There are clocks to inform you which time zone you are located at if in doubt. The dam is indeed a monumental construction between the Colorado River and Lake Mead. Tourists can walk along the top of the dam and enjoy the view on both sides. Read more about Hoover Dam   After paying an entrance fee of $5.00 for the day (as of 2008) to this national recreational area, you will follow a road that takes you alongside the lake. This journey takes you through a gorgeous landscape through the Mojave Desert with views of fascinating rock formations and breathtaking vistas of the lake. Read more about Lake Mead       All text and photos found on this website are our own. Please be fair and give credit where credit is due.