Nevada may not have a lot of water, but the importance of its elusive groundwater aquifers is best understood at the surface. Many hot springs dot the Silver State and its surrounding desert, offering ...

I first heard about the Nevada hot springs from a fellow hiker I met on a trip to Utah. She rattled off names like Spencer and Ruby Valley, and her eyes lit up when she described the desert air mixing ...

Nevada is home to more than 300 naturally occurring hot springs, the most found in the U.S. While some are too hot to enjoy, if you know the right spot, a day of soaking and relaxation is as easy as a ...

The Black Rock Desert in Nevada is far more than a backdrop for the giant party known as Burning Man, one of those bizarre festivals in the world that we can hardly believe exist. This ...

Though it's neither the largest nor the most-visited U.S. national park (honors that go to Wrangell-St. Elias and Great Smoky Mountains, respectively), Yellowstone National Park may very well boast ...

Drive an hour off the Strip, trek down a 600-foot descent and navigate eight fixed ropes that weave in and out of house-sized boulders to earn your reward: a dip in Gold Strike Hot Springs.

Guy Rocha is the former Nevada state archivist. Information in this article was originally published in the Reno Gazette Journal in August 2002 and October 2005. A longstanding belief is that Walley's ...