Mohave Edge editorial photography
Explore the places, history, geology, wildlife, architecture, travel, and everyday life behind published Mohave Edge photographs from Las Vegas, the Mojave Desert, and beyond.
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Photograph: Burros in the Wild
People often point at the animals near Red Rock Canyon and say, “Look at the donkeys.” They're not wrong. A burro is a donkey; “burro” is the Spanish word commonly used in the American West for free-roaming donkeys and …
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Photograph: Mountains in Nevada
Nevada is commonly imagined as a flat desert crossed by long highways, but the state is overwhelmingly mountainous. From almost any broad valley, another range rises ahead, followed by another basin and another ridge be…
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Photograph: Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert is one of North America’s most recognizable landscapes, yet it's often reduced to an image of empty ground between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. In reality, its a varied high desert spanning southeastern …
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Photograph: Red Sandstone
The simplest explanation is that Red Rock Canyon is red because the sandstone contains iron that reacted with oxygen—essentially rusting inside the rock. That natural rust created the red, orange and pink colors seen ac…
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Photograph: Ash Tree and Red Sandstone
An ash tree in Red Rock Canyon immediately stands out because it reveals something the surrounding desert often conceals: dependable water. Much of the conservation area is covered by creosote, blackbrush, yucca, cacti …
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Photograph: Nevada Desert Las Vegas
Las Vegas is often described as a city placed in an empty desert, but the landscape in this photograph is neither empty nor uniform. The panels and tower provide a strange modern marker; behind it, the Spring Mountains …
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Photograph: Blue Diamond Hill Companions
Las Vegas is usually introduced through its casinos, arenas and illuminated skyline, yet one of the region’s greatest advantages begins where the pavement thins out. Within an hour of the Strip, hikers can move from red…
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Photograph: Mt Wilson Overlook
Mount Wilson rises from the southern end of the Red Rock Canyon escarpment as one of the most recognizable and imposing peaks in the conservation area. Its broad sandstone face, dark recesses, exposed ribs, and sharply …