Nevada Vacations Idea #8:Bootleg Canyon is one of the best mountain biking vacation spots anywhere. It's located near Boulder City, Nevada. They have 35 miles of World Class Downhill and Cross Country mountain bike trails. The routes are modeled after the downhills of a ski resort. The trails are interconnected so that you can create a route that suits your own taste from short to long or from easy to difficult. The International Mountain Biking Association calls Bootleg Canyon one the three man-made wonders of southern Nevada, along with Las Vegas and Hoover Dam.
Nevada Vacations Idea #9:Nevada is a great place for a scenic vacation drive.
Angel Lake Scenic Byway is one excellent driving spot. This is a section of SR 231 starts at the town of Wells, ascends several thousand feet as it winds through beautiful Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and ends at the glacial Angel Lake. This scenic drive is well deserving of it's nickname,
Highway to Heaven.
Lake Tahoe Scenic Highway also shows off Nevada's incredible scenery as it skirts the eastern rim of Lake Tahoe. This drive has earned a reputation as the most beautiful drive in America. The Extraterrestrial Highway runs some 98 miles through a desolate but beautiful part of Nevada. It runs very close to the top-secret Area 51 which is famous for UFO sightings. You can get a good view of Desert Bighorn Sheep and the red colored sandstone formations that Nevada is famous for by taking a drive on the Red Rock Canyon Road. This drive is on SR 159 near Las Vegas and takes you through the 197,000 acres of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
