Walking the Old Arrowhead Trail

 Walking the Old Arrowhead Trail

We recently visited Lake Mead’s St. Thomas ghost town and saw a reference to the Old Arrowhead Trail and it piqued our interest. Under a gray, mackerel sky, we set out to find the old trail. It was unseasonably cool as we headed north to Valley of Fire State Park, one of our favorite Nevada state parks, and found the signed entrance to the trail.

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Another Crisis - Shrinking Lake Mead

Another Crisis -  Shrinking Lake Mead

Our area is experiencing a massive drought, its driest period in 1,200 years. Lake Mead is shrinking at an alarming rate. Las Vegas depends on Lake Mead not only for drinking water, but also for its electricity production. So what’s to be done?

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