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Black Canyon at water level provides impressive views

Boulder City Review — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:34:50 +0000

People come from throughout the world to visit Black Canyon, the 12-mile gorge of the Colorado River running downstream from Hoover Dam to Willow Beach, Arizona. Yet even though it is practically in our backyards, many Southern Nevadans have not even heard of it, let alone cruised its waters.

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Still cool enough for Arizona Hot Springs

Boulder City Review — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:33:37 +0000

With the temperatures warming up, it’s almost time to wrap up the spring hiking season in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. With that in mind, you might want to sneak in one more low-elevation trail before it becomes unbearably hot and unsafe to do so.

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Nearly 1,700 spectators and participants expected RhinO-Course returns to Bootleg Canyon

Boulder City Review — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:42:05 +0000

By Pedro F. Fonteboa

Boulder City Review

This is no event for wimps. Not on the menu where only barbecue will be served and certainly not on the military-style obstacle course.

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City Parks and Recreation introduces two new classes

Boulder City Review — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:33:04 +0000

Six-year-old Johnathan Maynard executes a yoga pose. Maynard's mother Lee Ann Maynard will be the instructor for a new class offered by the city, Mindful Yoga for Kids. The class is open to children kindergarten to fifth. Courtesy Photo.

Special to Boulder City Review

The city Parks and Recreation Department is offering a free one-day workshop for a new class, Mindful Yoga for Kids. The one-hour workshop will take place Saturday, April 28, starting at 9 a.m. at the ABC Park in classroom number two located at 801 Adams Blvd.

A release of liability signed by a parent or legal guardian is required for children to participate. Beginning in May, this class will be offered weekly at this same time and location for $28 per month. Participants should bring a towel and wear loose clothing.

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Angel’s Landing breathtaking even for seasoned hikers

Boulder City Review — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:06:59 +0000

If spring stirs your blood with the lust for a real adventure, but you have limited time to seek one, you can nevertheless find a world-famous thrill so close that you can return home the same day. If there is a seasoned Western hiker who doesn’t aspire to visit Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park, it’s one of the dwindling few who haven’t yet heard about this remarkable trail, or one who has heard but is scared of it.

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Look before you step: It’s rattlesnake season

Boulder City Review — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:37:12 +0000

It is that time of year again when resident rattlesnakes start appearing on our local hiking trails. They come out of hibernation to enjoy the 70-90 degree temperature range, just as many humans do.

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March is great time to visit Death Valley

Boulder City Review — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:28:48 +0000

In the waning weeks of winter, if you live in Southern Nevada you owe yourself a trip to Death Valley National Park, just over the mountains in California.

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Society expedition leads to Kodachrome Basin in Utah

Boulder City Review — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:29:54 +0000

Could there be a more colorfully named site than Kodachrome Basin State Park?

As the name implies, this Utah reserve is a site for city-sore eyes, worth a trip in its own right, but also an excellent side trip if you’re headed up to Bryce Canyon or taking the celebrated drive along Scenic Byway 12.

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Saffron loves valley’s climate, soil

Boulder City Review — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:30:34 +0000

My last class in February will be on how to grow lawns here in our climate. It will be at Plant World Nursery Sunday at noon. You can sign up by emailing me at Extremehort@aol.com

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Chloride murals a draw to small town time forgot

Boulder City Review — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:30:33 +0000

It is hard to wrap your head around Chloride. Around this old village in Northern Arizona, the last echo of a mining boom died long ago, yet it’s no ghost town, still boasting 250 residents.

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