Hosts Chris and Dave revisit their favorite adventures of previous shows. Among the memories is a trip near Primm where they discover the joy and frustrations of land-sailing. There is also an ATV adventure on the Logandale Trails System, just outside the Valley of Fire State Park. The special also reprises a hike through the dramatic landscape of the Esmeralda Badlands.
Hosts Chris and Dave explore and sample some of the recreational opportunities that abound in and around the Boulder City area in southern Nevada. The first adventure of the trip is mountain biking in Bootleg Canyon. Then, they trade in bike helmets for hiking shoes and head out to explore the U.S. Government Construction Railroad Trail. On the second day, they get an aerial view of the desert com
This trip takes hosts Chris and Dave on a geologic field trip in the Spanish Springs and Red Rock area in northern Nevada. The adventure begins with a stop at the Miocene Fossil Lake Beds and then, it is on to an area of striking geology known as the “Moon Rocks.” The group drives to Red Rock Canyon to hike into the canyon and concludes at Petersen Mountain hunting for quartz crystals.
On this trip, hosts Chris and Dave enjoy a tour of the ghost towns of the White Pine Mining District. The first stop is at Hamilton, and then, they head up into the mountains to visit Treasure City. The journey continues with a stop at the Eberhardt townsite as well as the Metropolitan Mill. Then after exploring the remains of Shermantown, the group concludes their trip at the Belmont Mill.
On this trip, hosts Chris and Dave join retired archeologist and avid Nevada explorer Alvin McLane for a trek through High Rock Canyon northwest of Gerlach and the Black Rock Desert. The trio has the chance to follow a portion of the Lassen-Applegate Trail, explore some breath-taking Nevada scenery, camp in the Yellow Hills, view petroglyphs, visit Basque "stone-boys" and see a petrified forest.
The adventure begins in South Lake Tahoe at the mouth of Eagle Creek Canyon with some top-rope ascents on a popular climbing slab called the 90 Foot Wall. Then, they head to Sand Harbor for some lake kayaking. The second day of the trip features the short drive from Carson City to the Dayton Historic Society Museum for a walking tour before heading to Silver City and Gold Hill.
Alvin McLane, a retired archeologist and an experienced hiker joins hosts Dave and Chris on this trip in Nevada’s Esmeralda County. They set out from the town of Tonopah, heading for the canyons at Clayton Ridge. On the second day of the trip, the trio drives west to the Esmeralda Badlands, in the foothills of the Monte Cristo Range. The trip concludes in Silverpeak.
Hosts Dave and Chris begin this trip at Echo Canyon State Park where go for a scenic 7-mile bike ride along Echo Road to the nearby Spring Valley State Park. The second day of the trip includes a tour of Caliente from a descendant of the town’s founders. The trip ends with a visit to Kershaw-Ryan State Park.
Rich Moreno joins hosts Chris and Dave for a trip in the northern part of the Silver State. The trio sets out from Winnemucca and visits Paradise Valley. Next, they head to the Santa Rosa Range and Singus Creek for some high-country hiking. The trio overnights in Denio Junction before continuing to the Virgin Valley and the Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine, as well as a stop at Linda Dufurrena’s gallery.
Hosts Chris and Dave go on a two-day hike and camp out on the Tahoe Meadows to Spooner Summit segment of the Tahoe Rim Trail. It is a visually stunning excursion full of breath-taking views of Lake Tahoe and Marlette Lake. The hikers cover the 23 miles of trail, visiting Christopher’s Loop, Marlette Peak and Snow Valley Peak along the way.
Hosts Chris and Dave do a bit of riding on the Logandale Trail System and drive north to Interstate 15 to the Las Vegas Dunes Recreation Area. After a night’s rest in Las Vegas, they head about 100 miles outside Las Vegas to visit the Big Dune for the opportunity to climb the 300-foot “singing dune.”
Hosts Chris and Dave and Chris explore the region east of Tonopah. On the first day, they are joined by Shawn Hall, to tour Warms Springs, Tybo and Hot Creek. The second day of their adventure, they meet Richard Orndorff, a geomorphologist, and Gene Smith, a volcanologist, at the Lunar Crater Volcanic Field.
Hosts Chris and Dave travel from Las Vegas to Laughlin, Nevada. Along the way they visit the community Goodsprings and the legendary Pioneer Saloon. Not far from Primm, Chris and Dave go landsailing on the Ivanpah dry lakebed. After a night in Laughlin, they grab paddles and kayaks and set out to do some river kayaking on the Colorado River. The trip concludes at the Colorado River Museum.
