Las Vegas Outdoor Recreation Books

Most visitors to Las Vegas who fly iin and see little of the area think of Las Vegas as lying in essentially "death valley light" - or basically a barren, desolate, hot and arid landscape. And to some extent, this is true - Las Vegas is in the desert and vegetation is sparse just outside of the city.

Yet, not more than a 20 minute drive away the Charleston Mountains rise up off the desert floor. This mountain range provides awesome hiking, camping, biking and climbing possibilities - not to mention serving as a nice reprieve from the desert heat.

In other words, Las Vegas has quite a bit of outdoor recreation outside its back door. The books shown on this page will help you find it.

All of these books are available through Amazon.Com.

Burning the Tables in Las Vegas : Golf-writer and hacker extraordinaire. Michael Konik, roams the golfing universe in this outstanding collection of stories about the game and its grandeur. Konik's intimate profiles take you inside the minds and motives of some of the biggest names in golf -- John Daly and Phil Mickelson, Raymond Floyd and Jim Colbert, Helen Alfredsson and Laura Davies, Dave Pelz and Vince Gill among them.    More Info

Hiking Las Vegas : This one-of-a kind guide is devoted to southern Nevada's recreational wonderland. It details 20 hikes on the slopes of Mt. Charleston, the highest mountain in southern Nevada and only a 60-minute drive from the Las Vegas Strip. It also describes 40 trails, paths, and routes in BLM's showcase Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area, less than half an hour from Glitter Gulch.    More Info

Las Vegas Limestone : Las Vegas Limestone is the long-awaited rock-climbing guide to limestone climbing in the Vegas area. The book includes detailed route descriptions and maps, topos, and many photographs of the best climbing areas in Vegas, including: Mount Charleston, Mount Potosi, Clark Mountain/The Monastery, the Virgin River Gorge, The Promised Land and numerous Sin City Crags.    More Info

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