When most people think of Nevada, they picture seas of sagebrush or glittering casinos rising out of the desert. It's true: Nevada has those things - but if you look just a little deeper into the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

One of the best things about an adventurous day in the great outdoors is that after your experience is over, you will be in search of a great place to wind down for the day. Give those legs a break ...

Every year since 1998, the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology at the University of Nevada, Reno has invited the public to bounce along bumpy backroads to explore the incredible geology of Nevada as ...

A few miles south of the Oregon border, in a seldom-visited part of Nevada, a stream of hot water gurgles up from the ground. The water flows across the desert floor for a mile before it collects in a ...

These geothermal treats emerge near earth's tectonic plate boundaries, which means the country's hot springs are largely clustered out west. But even the East Coast has a sprinkling of its own ...