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01/14/2011 by Editor

River Mountain Trail…circa 1935-1937

  The River Mountain Trail often times gets confused with the River Mountains Loop Trail and visa versa.  That is because they are both trails in the River Mountains.   The original River Mountain Trail was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1935-1937 during the time of Hoover Dam construction.  The trail head is located just downhill […]

Filed Under: hiking, History, Trailhead Tagged With: Boulder City, Civilian Conservation Corps, Red Mountain, River Mountain Trail

12/28/2010 by Editor

A Destination Trail

Sunrise biking near Lava Butte on the River Mountain Trail, Henderson, Nevada.

After posing the question on Facebook about whether the users thought the River Mountains Loop Trail was a “Destination Trail,” I have to concur that it is. My brief research doesn’t really define what a destination trail is so I’m setting out to determine what makes this a destination trail. So I went to Wikipedia and started with: […]

Filed Under: Biking, Blog, hiking, History Tagged With: Desert Big Horn Sheep, Destination Trail, Historic Railroad Trail, Hoover Dam, Hoover Dam Bridge

01/28/2010 by Editor

Nevada Southern Railway

         January 25, 2010 – The  Nevada Southern Railway and the River Mountains Loop Trail share something in common. Know what it is? Right-of-way number one, but also history.  The trail and railroad run parallel through Railroad Pass east toward Boulder City for about a mile. The railroad is visible from the trail all the […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Historic RailroadTrail, Hoover Dam Trains, Nevada Railroad History, Nevada Southern Railway, Railroad Museum, Sixes Company, Union Pacific Engine

01/25/2010 by Editor

Discovery Trail – History, Wildlife, Forces of Nature, Educational Tool

  DISCOVERY TRAIL –  Yes, I believe the River Mountains Loop Trail is a discovery trail.  It is a great place for families to discover the desert world around them.  Young kids need a chance to explore and discover the world around them.  This is free for the taking sort of speaking.  At the various trail […]

Filed Under: History, Wild Flowers, wildlife Tagged With: Discovery trail, Educational trail, history trail, Nevada hiking, Nevada Trail, Take a hike, Wildlife Trail

01/20/2010 by Editor

Three Kids Manganese Mine

Manganese mine –  In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, manganese, an important metal needed to strengthen steel, was supplied to Untied States manufacturers mostly by foreign mines.  With the onset of World War I, these sources of manganese were cut-off, and an intense search for domestic sources was undertaken.  In Nevada, this prospecting effort led […]

Filed Under: Geology of RMLT, History Tagged With: Henderson History, manganese, Manganese Mine, Nevada History, Nevada Mining, Three Kids Manganese Mine

01/13/2010 by Editor

McKeeversville, earliest settlement in the Boulder City area

Historic site…McKeeversville pre-dates Boulder City. It was where some of the first people settled prior to building of the dam and prior to the building of Boulder City.  The camp was also known as a squatters camp where the poorer famlies lived until better housing  came available. This area was also known as Government Survey Camp Number One […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Boulder City history, Government Survey Camp Number One, Hoover Dam History, McKeeversville, Red Mountain, squatters camp

11/20/2009 by Editor

Historic Railroad Trail featured in Rails to Trails Magizine

Nov. 20, 20009 – The winter 2009 edition of Rails to Trails is out and it feature The Historic Railroad Trail At Lake Mead on the cover, plus a six page article and photos within.  The photo shoot took place back in the spring which several of us from the River Mountains Trail Partnership participated in.  […]

Filed Under: History, Trail in the News Tagged With: BOR, Bureau of Reclamation, hiking, Hiking Hoover, Historic Railroad Trail, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Nevada History, Nevada Railroads, Rails to Trails, Six Companies

11/06/2009 by Editor

Hoover Dam Connecting Trail – Historic Railroad Trail

        Nov. 6, 2009 –  I ran across these old photos of the building of the connecting trail from the Historic Railroad down to the Hoover Dam Visitor center parking garage.  This was probably one of the most expensive trail segments due to the NEPA and historic nature of the area; plus it […]

Filed Under: History, Hoover Dam Bridge, Trail construction - status Tagged With: Hi-mix Concrete Plant, hiking, Hiking Hoover, Historic Railroad Trail, Hoover Dam connector trail, Hoover Dam Trail, Nevada Railroad History

10/28/2009 by Editor

Boulder City Celebrates Completion of Loop Trail – B.C. News

Oct. 29, 2009 – The following is from the last issue of the B.C. News; but can be found in the L.V. Sun also. Headline is a little mis-leading as we celebrated the completion of Boulder City’s portion of the River Mountains Loop Trail. We still have a 2.5 mile section between mile marker 8.5 […]

Filed Under: History, Running & jogging, Trail in the News Tagged With: B.C. news, Boulder city Chamber of Commerce, Boulder City trails, Loop Trail, River Mountains Loop Trail, Southern Nevada Railway

10/26/2009 by Editor

What is that big black pipeline along the trail???

        October 26, 2009 –  I get this question every once in awhile, so here is the answer.  No it’s not oil or sewage.  It is the first water pipeline in the Las Vegas Valley.  Built during World War II to provide water to the Basic Management Industrial complex in Henderson (BMI).  The pipeline […]

Filed Under: History, Water Tagged With: Basic Water Co., BMI, BMI Water line, Historic Water pipeline, LandWell, Magic Tree, Nevada History

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Construction For Red Rock Canyon Multi-Use Paved Trail Will Start In 2025 At The Earliest - LVSportsBiz

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ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer Shovels will start moving dirt in 2025 for Phase 1 of the much-needed
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We consider the HRT the mother of the River Mountains Loop Trail. Full development of the HRT to Boulder City was a precursor to RMLT planning and development. This included opening of tunnel #5 which had been closed for years. ... See MoreSee Less

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i ride my bike that would be so much fun.

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Anyone know what all the helicopter activity is off McCullough Hill Trail on back side of Black Mountain??? ... See MoreSee Less

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They're doing water main construction. I live near there and was notified about the project.

Probably dropping construction materials to one of those mega mansions in the hill

Looks like a recovery or a rescue. Its been happening for a couple of hours.

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