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What’s New in Nevada
Hike to Canada from Nevada on new trail
The state of Nevada has developed a new hiking trail called the Capital to Tahoe Trail. Eight years in the making, it starts on the steps of the Nevada State Capitol Building in Carson City and winds 26 km up to Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Rim Trail, which connects with the Pacific Crest Trail. From there, the Pacific Coast Trail leads north to Canada culminating in British Columbia’s E.C. Manning Provincial Park (and it also runs south to Mexico).
Sidle up to Nevada’s sagebrush saloons
Nevada may be known by Canadians looking to “drink in” all that Las Vegas has to offer, but some of the best watering holes in the state – “sagebrush saloons” as they’re called – can be found on its backroads. As the Road Trip Capital of the USA with 10 themed road trips across the state, Nevada suggests visitors sidle into a sagebrush saloon for a window into the Silver State’s mining and boomtown history. These saloons are still slinging frosty beers and beverages, but also serve hearty meals.
Going galactic on Nevada’s E.T. Highway
World UFO Day is July 2, 2024, so what better way for paranormal enthusiasts and die-hard UFOlogists (it’s a thing) to explore the Extraterrestrial Highway across central Nevada; one of 10 themed road trips across the Road Trip Capital of the USA. The route runs past the Nevada National Security Site, including Area 51 – the top-secret portion of the base which the U.S. government only admitted to in 2013, where countless “UFO” sightings have been reported. Although travellers can’t visit the base itself, kitsch-inclined road trippers can see a lunar crater, the Black Mailbox, pick up road trip snacks at E.T. Fresh Jerky and souvenirs at the Alien Research Center gift shop, pose for photos with alien murals, and hear local tales over alien beers and saucer burgers at the Little A’Le’Inn.
