Back on the road, we drive out of the California desert and cross into Nevada. The landscapes here are characterized by broad valleys alternating with mountain ranges. The scenic wonders on the 48 million acres of public lands in Nevada may well be some of the nation's best-kept secrets.

For example, in the Red Rock National Conservation Area - just twenty miles west of Las Vegas - the red and cream-colored blocks of the Keystone Thrust Fault tower 2,000 feet above the Mojave Desert floor. Here, we can scramble over fossilized sand dunes, explore intriguing prehistoric rock art, or join rock-climbers scaling the cliffs at this world-class rock-climbing area.

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Back on the road, we drive out of the California desert and cross into Nevada. The landscapes here are characterized by broad valleys alternating with mountain ranges. The scenic wonders on the 48 million acres of public lands in Nevada may well be some of the nation's best-kept secrets.

For example, in the Red Rock National Conservation Area - just twenty miles west of Las Vegas - the red and cream-colored blocks of the Keystone Thrust Fault tower 2,000 feet above the Mojave Desert floor. Here, we can scramble over fossilized sand dunes, explore intriguing prehistoric rock art, or join rock-climbers scaling the cliffs at this world-class rock-climbing area.