Looking up at elevated points in Nevada's Ruby Mountains - Miss Annabelle/Shutterstock To the uninitiated, it might seem like Nevada and Switzerland have very little in common. After all, one of them ...
The Ruby Mountains, named for red garnets mistaken for precious rubies during the 1800s gold rush, had intrigued us for over 20 years. Rumors that this Northern Nevada mountain range rivaled ...
As a Nevada local, I tell first-time visitors and tourists to skip Las Vegas and go to better places in the state, like Lake Tahoe or Virginia City.