Out from Las Vegas; Adventures a Day Away: Adventures a Day Away (More of the West) [Paperback]

Florine Lawlor (Author), Andy Zdon (Author)

Book Description

Series: More of the West | Publication Date: December 31, 2002

Out From Las Vegas: Adventures A Day Awayis America's favorite guide to the great getaways and scenic trips just a day or less away from downtown Las Vegas. Author Florine Lawlor, a third-generation Nevadan, was born to write about the Silver State. Daughter of a gold miner who once worked at the now abandoned ghost town of Delamar, FlorineÕs grandfather, a pioneer Nevada railroad man, worked for Union Pacific.

Geologist Andy Zdon, (Desert Summits A Climbing & Hiking Guide to California and Southern Nevada, Geology of the Las Vegas Region) joined Florine on the update of this new edition.

Listen to the wind in the spires of Cathedral Gorge or is that the voice of Mrs. GodbeÕs ghost riding over the hill from Bullionville? Look for lost diamonds in the McCulloughs or follow the old road to Alamo. Are there really unidentified flying objects in the evening skies above the remote Extra Terrestrial Highway or are those just members of the mysterious Groom Lake Flying Club? Pack the car, a cooler, and a copy of Out From Las Vegas and be prepared for an adventure for the entire family.

ÒItÕs hot! Take a look a this gem of a book and begin planning at least a yearÕs worth of day or weekend trips in and around Nevada. I can guarantee youÕll be pleasantly surprised.Ó
Nancy Gott, freelance writer/adjunct professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Ò. . . Lawlor put her lifelong love of the desert to work. . . to give Nevadans a greater appreciation of the beauty and history that exists here.Ó
Las Vegas Review Herald

"Out From Las Vegas: Adventures A Day Away by travel writer Florine Lawlor is an intriguing, informative, and "user friendly" guide to a wealth of interesting landmarks, getaways and scenic geographical significants within a day from Las Vegas, Nevada. Packed from cover to cover with fun and peculiar findings, Out From Las Vegasintroduces the reader to a landscape and entity-based landmark world of Nevada never before known or recognized. Out From Las Vegas is very strongly recommended to all readers interested in travel to the Las Vegas area, or those already living in the area wishing to instill a new atmosphere or experience on their free days. Out From Las Vegas showcases the fact there there's more to do than visit the gaming tables of downtown casinos!"
Midwest Book Review

Editorial Reviews

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"...Giving Nevadans a greater appreciation of the beauthy and history that exists here." -- Las Vegas Review Hearald

"It's hot!" -- Nancy Gott, University of Nevada Las Vegas

"We love this book." -- Alan Bible Visitor Center, Lake Mead National Recreation Area

I can guarantee youÕll be pleasantly surprised. -- Nancy Gott, freelance writer, adjunct professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Lawlor . . . gives Nevadans a greater appreciation of the beauty and history that exists here. -- Las Vegas Review Journal, August 10. 1999

Packed from cover to cover with fun and peculiar findings. . . -- Midwest Book Review, April 2006

From the Publisher

Nevada is the last great desert frontier in the contiguous United States. North of Las Vegas, where the skies are blue and clear above the sage-covered desert, the Great BasinÕs range country is defined by alpine environments where aspens and pines shade the traces of last winterÕs snow on their northern slopes. In contrast, NevadaÕs basins are decorated by colorful mesas, the autumn leaves of cottonwoods, and herds of wild horses that inspired great artists like Maynard Dixon, who traveled from San Francisco across California to Nevada in the 1920s to paint them. Anyone who views Nevada as a vast desolate wasteland is very wrongÑit is simply an incredibly beautiful place.

We thank our readers who sent us their field notes regarding inaccessibility to areas due to new construction and private property closures, damage to areas from vandalism, littering, and "rogue" off-road vehicle use. Several trips in the first edition have been removed because they no longer exist, replaced by new streets and neighborhoods. Routes like Brownstone Canyon have been closed due to the access issues of private property. Located in what was once NevadaÕs largest Anasazi settlement, the thousand year-old Mesa House, in the first edition, was turned to dust by ATVs. Readers of this edition are directed to a reconstruction of Mesa House at the Lost City Museum in Overton.
Wynne Benti, Spotted Dog Press, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Spotted Dog Pr Inc; 2nd edition (December 31, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893343073
• ISBN-13: 978-1893343078
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #562,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #29 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Nevada

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5.0 out of 5 stars An intriguing, informative, and "user friendly" guide to a wealth of interesting landmarks, April 10, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out from Las Vegas; Adventures a Day Away: Adventures a Day Away (More of the West) (Paperback)

Out From Las Vegas: Adventures A Day Away by travel writer Florine Lawlor is an intriguing, informative, and "user friendly" guide to a wealth of interesting landmarks, getaways and scenic geographical significants within a day from Las Vegas, Nevada. Packed from cover to cover with fun and peculiar findings, Out From Las Vegas introduces the reader to a landscape and entity-based landmark world of Nevada never before known or recognized. Out From Las Vegas is very strongly recommended to all readers interested in travel to the Las Vegas area, or those already living in the area wishing to instill a new atmosphere or experience on their free days. Out From Las Vegas showcases the fact there there's more to do than visit the gaming tables of downtown casinos!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Beyond the glitter..., December 14, 1999

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Kirk Voelcker (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out from Las Vegas: Adventures a Day Away (Paperback)

This book describes favorite off-road trips to the rugged natural beauty of the Las Vegas desert, including the Red Rock Canyon, an idyllic contrast of deep sandstone canyon forests and desert hills in spring bloom. Alas, though much of what is described still exists, the book is nearly thirty years out of date and requires revision. Hey, I can do that! Why? I've lived in the Radiant City for thirty-five of my forty-one years.

I am heartened that this book in the most popular purchase of the Las Vegas purchase circle. It means that those who have moved here truly wish to make Las Vegas home rather than the place they cashed in their Southern Californian real estate chips.