Sites within 200m of Vegas?

Hi Everyone,

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I want to float a question out for anyone who has interesting sites to shoot within a two hundred mile radius of Las Vegas (Nevada). Thats my limit for a daytrip and I am starting to run a little thin on places I haven't visited a couple times. Thanks in advance for your input.

First take a look at the Vegas tourist brochures & visit all the

natural places they suggest. Red Rock Canyon, etc. are on the list.

Then try Paranagat NWR and the mountains & valleys to the North. Go

into Arizona a bit and try the backroads going to Joshua Tree and 29

palms. Just get out and drive around and you will find a potload of

locations that are excellent, as close as Mt. Charleston or as far

away as Death Valley.

Death Valley is certainly one of my favorite places. Be warned though,

it's huge (the size of Connecticut!) and a day trip will be a long day

indeed. It takes about two hours to get to Beatty, NV which is at the

eastern portal to the park. Near Beatty is Rhyolite, a ghost town with

some interesting photographic opportunities. Or, you could enter the

park a bit south at Death Valley Junction. There, you'll get very near

the Amorgosa Opera House, another interesting piece of architecture. I

would get some maps and guides to the park and plan any day trip very

carefully. I would also avoid it during the hot weather. April, May

and later in October or the winter months can be very pleasant. South

of DV are some salt pinnacles. I've never been there, but their

location appears on most maps of the area. Please visit the Death

Valley section of my web site to see some examples of what's possible.

http://www.razeichner.com

I assume you already considered Bryce and Zion? The two local

landscapes to shoot are Valley of Fire and Red Rock...however, both

of these are insignficant vs. Bryce and Zion. Mt. Charleston, 20

miles, has Apsens in full color right now. South on the strip, 15

miles there is some flat dried up lake beds that are neat....

Get a map. Look for places with lots of Parks, areas of interest,

tourist destinations, etc. Go the opposite direction.