Just before the fall foliage starts in Nevada and Eastern California, you might notice small bushes loaded with yellow blooms. These plants are called rabbitbrush, or more specifically rubber rabbitbrush. The plant also goes by gray rabbitbrush, yellow rabbitbrush, or chamisa. You’ll find it growing along roadsides or covering whole
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Whether the two of you like history or exploring the great outdoors, Nevada has many travel destinations for couples. Here are five places where love is in the air, this Valentine’s Day and beyond. Enjoy History with Your Honey Genoa, south of Carson City, is the oldest town in the
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It’s that time of year again when you’re looking for holiday gifts for your friends, family, and people at work. If you want gift ideas for nature lovers or people who love fall color and Nevada, we’ve got you covered. Here are five choices for the perfect gift: [Editor’s note:
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Hope Valley, not far across the California state line from Nevada, is hanging on to some fall color thanks mostly to what we call the Grand Finale Grove. We call it that because in more than 30 years of going to Hope Valley, I’ve found that it always turns last
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Wind is a fall foliator’s worst enemy. Luckily, this weekend’s windstorm left some color in the Carson Valley in the towns of Minden, Gardnerville, and Genoa. Some of the leaves did blow off the trees and other color faded, but enough remains for anyone looking for good photos or just
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