If rappelling repels you, walk
For those a little more tame than Hugo Martin (“Off the Strip Outrageous,” Oct. 14), Red Rock Canyon also offers interesting and easy walks. I saw wild bighorn sheep and purchased some beautiful Native American baskets in the shop of the administration building.
Gloria Jaguden
Los Angeles
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Along with Red Rock Canyon and the mountain-bike fun of Blue Diamond, there are the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and the numerous trail heads for high-elevation hiking at Mt. Charleston, only a 30- to 40-minute drive up U.S. 95 from Las Vegas.
The Desert View trail head, at 8,100 feet, has a breathtaking viewpoint.
Mt. Charleston is one of Nevada’s greatest natural treasures.
Pete Davis
Oxnard
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