What weighs 340,000 pounds, is over 100 feet tall, can fly 6,300 miles in 30 minutes, and is 410 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Nagasaki? It is a loaded Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile, the largest operational land-based nuclear missile ever deployed by the United States. Titan II missiles were decommissioned in the […]
Cool Down in Las Vegas’ Techatticup Gold Mine
Found yourself in Las Vegas during the warm season? Already donated more than your fair share to the casinos? Too hot to visit outdoor attractions like Red Rock Canyon and Hoover Dam? Then head down the road to the Techatticup Gold Mine, where it is always a cool and comfortable 70 degrees year-round! The Techatticup […]
Moab’s Uranium Boom
Over a million people flock to Moab each year to enjoy the activities the area offers, but the mine and the man that put Moab on the map have largely been forgotten. Today canyoneering, hiking, white-water rafting, mountain biking, motorcycling, kayaking, ATV riding, base jumping, 4×4 driving, canoeing, road biking, rock climbing and most recently […]
Navajo Tales
If you have read my articles within the pages of this magazine over the years or followed my musings on the RV Life blog, “Adventures in RVing,” you know my wife and I like to explore unique, forgotten and out-of-the-way places. Our adventures transport us to ghost towns, Native American ruins, slot canyons, old mining […]
A Drive through Mining History
By Dave Helgeson If you love western history, scenic views and riding ATVs, then you will want to include the Mackay Mine Hill Tour on your next RV outing through southern Idaho. The tour offers mining buffs, historians and those with an interest in archaeology an opportunity to explore the hard-rock mining history of the […]