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National Themes For March 29: National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day, National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day, National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and National Nevada Day.

🏦National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day! This day honors all small business owners. Small businesses are a vital part of the United States economy. These businesses are not always appreciated for the critical role that they play. We can show them their much-deserved appreciation on National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are more than 27 million small businesses in the United States. Owning your own business is a goal that many people strive to attain. It takes long hours, hard work and much dedication. Countless hours of nurturing the business are needed in the process of growing the business. From starting out to building and expanding, a successful small business is the goal of every owner. Some of these Mom and Pop shops are handed down from one generation to the next while others are new start-ups. “Mom and Pop” businesses offer superior customer service as the owners take personal pride in their operations as well as pride in their communities. Rick and Margie Segel founded National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day in honor of couples like his parents whose successful hat shop opened in 1939 and grew into a 10,000 square feet and $2 million dollar clothing store.

🍰Lemon Chiffon Cake Day! For a nice refreshing spring dessert, chiffon cake is a very light cake made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder and flavorings. A fluffy texture is made by beating egg whites until stiff and folding them into the cake batter before baking. Chiffon cakes tend to be lower in saturated fat than butter cakes, potentially making them healthier than their butter-heavy counterparts. The recipe for the chiffon cake was a closely guarded secret for years. In the 1920s angel food cake was quite popular, but Henry Baker thought he could make a lighter, richer cake. The insurance salesman turned caterer tinkered with ingredients until in 1927 he came upon the perfect combination of ingredients and methods to produce the airy richness he was looking for. Keeping the recipe to himself, he offered his services to the Brown Derby Restaurant in Los Angeles which catered to Hollywood’s elite. Until 1947, Baker was the only person to bake chiffon cakes. Then he sold the recipe to General Mills for an undisclosed amount and the rest is baking history.

🇺🇸National Vietnam War Veterans Day honors the men and women who served and sacrificed during the longest conflict in U. S. history. It was on March 29, 1973, when combat and combat support units withdrew from South Vietnam. Generations later, Veterans of this time period are gaining the respect that was not so freely given upon their return. Involving five U.S. presidents, crossing nearly two decades and 500,000 U.S.military personnel, it left an indelible mark on the American psyche. Returning Veterans did not always receive respectful welcomes upon their arrive on American soil. There were 58,000 killed, never to return. National Vietnam War Veterans Day recognize the military service of these men and women who answered the call to service their country when she needed them. They didn’t make the decisions to go to war. On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we recognize the service and duty rendered by all servicemen and women of this era. U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., introduced legislation in 2017 to honor Vietnam Veterans with a day on the anniversary of the withdrawal of military units from South Vietnam. President Donald Trump signed the Vietnam War Veterans Day Act on March 28, 2017, calling for U.S. flags to be flown on March 29 for those who served.

🇺🇸Nevada is the 7th most extensive, the 32nd most populous, but the 9th least densely populated of the U.S. states. It's capital is Carson City. Nevada is officially known as the "Silver State" because of the importance of silver to its history and economy. It is also known as the "Battle Born State", because it achieved statehood during the Civil War (the words "Battle Born" also appear on the state flag); as the "Sagebrush State", for the native plant of the same name; Motto: All for Our Country, State song: "Home Means Nevada", Largest city, Las Vegas. Living insignia; Bird: 🕊Mountain bluebird, Fish: 🐟Lahontan cutthroat trout, Flower: Sagebrush, Mammal: 🐏Desert bighorn sheep, Reptile: 🐢Desert tortoise, Tree: 🌲Bristlecone pine. Inanimate insignia; Mineral: Silver, Rock: Sandstone. Nevada's Highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,147 ft (4007.1 m). It's Lowest point is Colorado River at California border at 481 ft (147 m). The name "Nevada" comes from the Spanish nevada [neˈβaða], meaning "snow-covered", after the Sierra Nevada ("snow-covered mountains"). Nevada is almost entirely within the Basin and Range Province, and is broken up by many north-south mountain ranges. Most of these ranges have endorheic valleys between them, which belies the image portrayed by the term Great Basin. The mountain ranges, some of which have peaks above 13,000 feet (4,000 m), harbor lush forests high above desert plains, creating sky islands for endemic species. Nevada ranks second in the United States by number of mountains. Nevada is the driest state in the United States. It is made up of mostly desert and semi-arid climate regions. The average annual rainfall per year in Nevada is about 7 inches (180 mm); the wettest parts get around 40 inches (1,000 mm). Nevada's highest recorded temperature is 125°F (52°C) at Laughlin on June 29, 1994 and the lowest recorded temperature is -50°F (-46°C) at San Jacinto on January 8, 1937. Nevada's 125°F (52°C) reading is the third highest statewide record high temperature of a U.S. state. Francisco Garcés was the first European in the area. Nevada was annexed as a part of the Spanish Empire in the northwestern territory of New Spain. Jedediah Smith entered the Las Vegas Valley in 1827, and Peter Skene Ogden traveled the Humboldt River in 1828. When the Mormons created the State of Deseret in 1847, they laid claim to all of Nevada within the Great Basin and the Colorado watershed. They also founded the first white settlement in what is now Nevada, Mormon Station (modern day Genoa), in 1851. In June 1855, William Bringhurst and 29 fellow Mormon missionaries from Utah arrived at a site just northeast of downtown Las Vegas and built a 150-foot square adobe fort, the first permanent structure erected in the valley, which remained under the control of Salt Lake City until the winter of 1858–1859. On March 2, 1861, the Nevada Territory separated from the Utah Territory and adopted its current name, shortened from Sierra Nevada (Spanish for "snow-covered mountain range"). Rather than sending the Nevada State Constitution to Washington DC by Pony Express to save time the full text of the State Constitution was sent by Telegraph at a cost of $3,416.77—the most costly telegraph on file for a single dispatch. Finally the response from Washington DC came on October 31, 1864, Nevada was admitted into the Union. Nevada is one of only two states to significantly expand its borders after admission to the Union. In 1866 another part of the western Utah Territory was added to Nevada in the eastern part of the state, setting the current eastern boundary. Over 80% of the state's area is owned by the federal government. The primary reason for this is homesteads were not permitted in large enough sizes to be viable in the arid conditions that prevail throughout desert Nevada. Instead, early settlers would homestead land surrounding a water source, and then graze livestock on the adjacent public land, which is useless for agriculture without access to water (this pattern of ranching still prevails). The economy of Nevada is tied to tourism, mining, and cattle ranching. Nevada's industrial outputs are tourism, mining, machinery, printing and publishing, food processing, and electric equipment. By value, gold is by far the most important mineral mined. Silver is a distant second. Nevada's agricultural outputs are cattle, hay, alfalfa, dairy products, onions, and potatoes. Education in Nevada is achieved through public and private elementary, middle, high schools, colleges and universities. Nevada is not well known for its professional sports teams, mainly because major league sports in the past feared having direct involvement with the sports gambling industry. However, this situation lessened after they embraced daily fantasy sports (DFS) in 2014. The Las Vegas Valley is home to the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League who began play in the 2017-18 NHL season at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The Golden Knights are the only major North American professional sports franchise in Nevada. The state is also home to one of the most famous tennis players of all time, Andre Agassi, and current baseball superstar Bryce Harper. Several United States Navy ships have been named USS Nevada in honor of the state. They include: USS Nevada (1865), USS Nevada (BM-8), USS Nevada (BB-36), and USS Nevada (SSBN-733). 1️⃣The Lost City Museum is located in Overton, Nevada. The Lost City Museum shares its location with an actual prehistoric site of the Ancestral Puebloans. It was built in 1935 and was operated by the National Park Service to exhibit artifacts from the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological sites, which were going to be partially covered by the waters of Lake Mead as a result of building the Hoover Dam. The museum offers a reconstructed Puebloan house-site that is open to visitors. The museum has displays depicting the excavations of the sites, incredible artifacts unearthed during the project, pictures of the historical excavations, an excavated pithouse and reconstructions of the Puebloan houses. Pottery, shells, jewelry and many other examples that showcase the history of the early inhabitants are on display at this unique museum. 2️⃣SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium is located at The Boulevard Mall in Las Vegas, Nevada, SeaQuest takes you on an adventure through rainforests, deserts and the depths of the seas. With exhibits and activities for families and children of all ages, you’ll be able to get wet with the stingrays, feed the toucans, encounter otters, feed capybara, marvel at the sharks, take selfies with the snakes and more. The exhibits include; 🍃Amazon Rainforest Exhibit: From atop the jungle canopy to the rivers below, explore an immense collection of life from the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Experience animals that live in the rainforest trees like iguanas and species of large fish found in the Amazon River. 🍃California Coast Exhibit: Observe tide pool creatures just like you would find on California’s Pacific coastline including crabs, snails, sea stars and more. You’ll also discover other cold water crustaceans from the world below the ocean’s surface. 🍃Creatures of the Light Exhibit: One of the most amazing natural phenomena in the world, bioluminescence. Many of the creatures in this room glow under different spectrums of light. Explore an exciting collection of scorpions, coral and other kinds of glowing life. 🍃Shark Lagoon Exhibit: Here you will find several different species of sharks of various shapes and sizes. You can even hand feed the sharks! These sharks are not dangerous and are well-adjusted to hand feedings. 🍃Mayan Jungle Exhibit: The Mayan Jungle is home to one of their most popular attractions, the aviaries. Here you can make friends with flocks of brightly colored lorikeets and parakeets and even get a chance to feed them. You’ll also get to know their neighbors in fresh and saltwater aquarium habitats. 🍃Adventure Boardwalk Exhibit: Take a stroll down our coastal promenade and experience loads of interactive games, water tables and great photo possibilities. 🍃Egyptian Desert Exhibit: Experience the dry desert climate and study the hieroglyphics on the wall of ancient ruins. You can feed the roaming sulcata tortoises, learn about large lizards or venture to where snakes are longer than you are tall. 🍃Caribbean Cove Exhibit: Is a tropical adventure as you view a wide variety of exotic fish. You can go snorkeling with friendly stingrays. 🍃Pirate Island Exhibit: Explore the depths of a sunken pirate ship and you may encounter the notorious pirate Captain Quest on your deep water excursion. You won’t find any doubloons on this ship, instead you’ll discover a treasure of colorful tropical fish. 3️⃣Las Vegas Springs Preserve consists of 180 acres (73 ha) dedicated to nature walks and displays. The Preserve is located approximately three miles west of downtown Las Vegas. The Preserve is built around the original water source for Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Springs. The Springs Preserve includes colorful desert botanical gardens, museum galleries, outdoor concert and event venues, an indoor theater, historic photo gallery and a series of walking trails that wonder through a wetland habitat. The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve occupy 8 acres (3.2 ha). The Preserve shows people how to live in the desert environment and how to take advantage of what is available. Major exhibits include: 🍂Origen Experience is composed of three interactive exhibits. Each exhibit is filled with stories about the Las Vegas Valley, following a natural progression from the past to the present. 🍂Desert Living Center is a campus of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design buildings and features interactive galleries, educational opportunities, a design lab and technical training center. The Center leads by example, using sustainable architecture, interactive exhibits and programming to show Las Vegas residents how to conserve water and live sustainably in the desert. 🍁Trails: Walk four uniquely themed trails that encompass more than 1.8 miles (2.9 km) of picturesque landscapes leading to a cienega. 🍂Springs Preserve amphitheater is Las Vegas' only intimate outdoor venue surrounded by museums and gardens. 🍂Nevada State Museum features exhibits describing the development of Las Vegas and the natural history of the area. 🍂Nature Exchange is a small exhibit located in the desert living center. This exhibit is aimed towards children but encourages adults to participate. The Nature Exchange is a unique learning environment that relies on the personal "trading" of found natural items and information about them, to motivate interest and understanding. 4️⃣Fort Churchill State Historic Park: preserving the remains of a United States Army fort and a waystation on the Pony Express and Central Overland Routes dating back to the 1860s. The park is south of the town of Silver Springs. The fort was built after the Pyramid Lake War. It was built to provide protection for early settlers and the mail route along the Pony Express, the fort became an important supply depot for the Union Army during the American Civil War. The post was abandoned in 1869. In 1957, the fort became a part of Nevada's state park system. Samuel S. Buckland came to the area in 1859 to begin ranching. His ranch served as an important way station along the Central Overland Route. The Pony Express also had a change of mounts at the ranch. When Fort Churchill was abandoned and being dismantled, Buckland salvaged materials to build the current two-story building seen today. The state park added this building to the Fort Churchill State Historic Site in 1997. The visitor center has exhibits on the history of Fort Churchill, Native Americans that inhabited the area, and natural features of the surrounding countryside. Hiking trails include a self-guided trail around the fort ruins with interpretative signs explaining each of the buildings. The Orchard Trail runs along the Carson River from the campground to Buckland Station. A continuation of this trail runs the length of the Carson River in the Carson River Ranches unit. 5️⃣Lyon County Museum:.In 1978 the Lyon County Museum Society purchased the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Yerington's Main Street. This building had been a Community Church in the town of Mason since 1911 and had been moved to Yerington in 1930. More space was soon needed for exhibits, and in 1980 the Annex was added thanks to a grant from the Max Fleischmann foundation. Over the years, new exhibit buildings were moved to the Museum grounds and refurbished, including three one-room school houses, a general store, a blacksmith shop, and an historic gas station. In 2002, a new building devoted to exhibits on mining, railroad transportation, and local historical persons was constructed with a grant from the E.L.Wiegand Foundation. In addition, many outdoor exhibits have been added to the Museum collection over the years. 6️⃣Marzen House Museum: The museum is dedicated to preserving relics and artifacts pertaining to the rich history of Pershing County. The history doesn't stop with the fascinating mementos inside, as the building itself is a bonafide slice of Silver State history. Originally constructed in 1875 as the showplace home of a wealthy local rancher by the name of Colonel Joseph Marzen, visitors can enjoy the fully restored building and be pleasantly surprised with the wonderful array of artifacts from Lovelock’s early days. The home was originally erected on the Big Meadows Ranch, located just 1.5 miles south of it’s present location. The Marzen House museum features antique mining equipment, including several large-scale pieces that can be found on the museum grounds, vintage home fixtures and other antiquities from pioneer homes, relics and artifacts dating back to the region’s earliest Native American inhabitants, and a display dedicated to the Immigrant Trail. The Museum also features a selection of personal items from the town’s most famous person, former Lovelock resident Edna Purviance. This silent-movie actress appeared in many early movies alongside the famed Charlie Chaplin. 7️⃣Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum! Housed in a restored 1920s ranch cookhouse, the Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum is the area’s first museum dedicated to the exhibition and preservation of regional history. In addition to displays of area artifacts, the Cookhouse Museum hosts traveling cultural exhibitions, traditional and contemporary art, and a diverse array of cultural events including poetry and author readings, storytelling, and artist talks. Located on Broyles Ranch Road just off Interstate 80, the bright red Cookhouse Museum offers various displays of local, Native American and Chinese art and artifacts. The Museum captures the pioneer spirit of Lander County’s first residents with snapshots of history: vintage kitchenware, eyeglasses, formal clothing, antique cameras, school equipment and ranching tools, artwork by featured artist, history exhibit on the cookhouse, iron exhibit, rifle collection, medical instrument exhibit and more. 8️⃣Bootleg Canyon Mountain Bike Park is an internationally renowned venue located in Bootleg Canyon within the northern section of Boulder City, Nevada, in the desert near Lake Mead and Hoover Dam. Consisting of a variety of different types of trails including cross-country (XC) and downhill (DH), routes are color coded to difficulty ratings. There is almost 35 miles of awesome singletrack to be ridden. There is a trail for everyone, whether you want a relaxing after work ride or a technical monster, it's all here. Some of the trails are quite rocky at some points, but it is all rideable. Bootleg Canyon has been dubbed an Epic ride by the I.M.B.A. There is also some killer downhill trails for those gravity extremists. The park was created by artist and cycling enthusiast Brent Thomson. 9️⃣Valley of Fire State Park is a public recreation and nature preservation area covering nearly 46,000 acres (19,000 ha) located 16 miles (26 km) south of Overton, Nevada. The state park derives its name from red sandstone formations, the Aztec Sandstone, which formed from shifting sand dunes 150 million years ago. These features, which are the centerpiece of the park's attractions, often appear to be on fire when reflecting the sun's rays. It is Nevada's oldest state park. It was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1968. The Valley of Fire S.P. has a dry and warm climate typical of the Mojave Desert in which it lies. Daily summer highs usually range from 100°F (38°C) to 115°F (46°C) and on occasion may reach near 120°F (49°C). The park has a visitors center plus facilities for picnicking, camping, and hiking. Petroglyphs are seen throughout the park, with Mouse's Tank and Atlatl Rock two areas in particular with numerous petroglyphs that are relatively easily accessible. The park also preserves three stone cabins built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. 🔟Cave Lake State Park is a public recreation area occupying more than 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) in the Schell Creek Range, adjacent to Humboldt National Forest, in White Pine County, Nevada. Cave Lake offers recreational opportunities year-round. Stocked with rainbow trout and home to German brown trout, the 32-acre reservoir provides outstanding fishing and boating. Other summer activities include swimming, hiking, camping and mountain biking. Winter activities include, ice fishing, skating, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing. The park is also home to abundant and diverse wildlife. 🍃Camping: Cave Lake offers two designated campgrounds: Elk Flat Campground and Lake View Campground. All sites are level and include a fire pit with grill, table and parking. Access roads to campsites are unpaved. The camping limit is seven days in a 30-day period and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Elk Flat Campground is the first camping area visitors see as they approach from Highways 93, 50 and 6. The campground opens early May and closes mid-October, weather permitting. Showers and flush-type toilets are available while the campground is open. The Lake View Campground is near the lake and open year-round with flush toilets and showers. In extremely cold conditions the facilities may be closed. Please contact the park if you plan to arrive in the winter. 🍃Group areas: There is one group site for day use and one camping group site in each campground. They may be reserved for a small fee. When not reserved, the area is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. 🍃Yurt: A yurt is available by reservation. 🍃Picnicking/Day Use: Two picnic areas can be found along the lake shore. Restrooms, tables, grills and water are available. 🍃Fishing/Boating: Fishing is permitted 24 hours a day and a fishing license is required. Anglers will find German brown trout in Cave Lake and park streams. The lake is also stocked with rainbow trout. Fishing is excellent both for boaters and from the shore. Motorized boats are permitted on the lake, but may not exceed 5 mph (flat wake). 🍃Hiking: Motorized vehicles are prohibited on all trails. Four developed hiking trails are maintained. An easy, three-mile round trip can be found on the Steptoe Creek Trail. The trail starts at the lower parking lot and crosses the creek and returns via Success Summit Road. The Cave Springs Trail is five miles of moderately strenuous hiking. It starts at the lower parking lot and meanders throughout the surrounding hills. The Cave Lake Overlook Trail is a strenuous 4.5 mile loop that starts on the east end of the lake. The Twisted Pines Trail is the park’s newest addition and connects to the Overlook Trail. This trail is moderate, starting below Elk Flat Campground. It is just over four miles one way and ends on the Overlook Trail loop. 🍃Winter Activities: (December through February): Winter recreation is popular at Cave Lake during normal winters when several feet of snow may cover the park. Snowmobiling is allowed within the park on approved dirt roads. Snowmobiles may be unloaded on Success Summit Road for access to the surrounding National Forest lands. Snowmobiles are prohibited on the divided highways. Lake ice may be as thick as 24” during the coldest part of winter. Ice fishing is popular, and the catch rate is very good. The boat launch area is used for outdoor ice skating. Sledding and snowshoeing are also popular activities. Most of the roads through the park are paved and kept free of snow. However, plowing may not occur for one or two days after a storm. Please keep this in mind if you don’t have a four-wheel-drive vehicle. 1️⃣1️⃣Ward Charcoal Ovens! In the Egan Mountain Range in eastern Nevada, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park is a scenic, forested retreat. The park features six beehive shaped charcoal ovens that were used from 1876 through 1879 to help process rich silver ore that was discovered in the area. The ovens remain today and are open for touring. Visitors can also enjoy camping, picnicking, hiking and fishing while surrounded by a diversity of wildlife within the park, including mule deer, grouse and elk. The basin near Ward Charcoal Ovens was a major stopover for settlers who used Cave Valley road to travel from Pioche, Nevada, to the nearby railroad town of Toano (1870-1876). Silver ore was discovered there in 1872 when freighters were looking for oxen that were grazing in the Willow Creek Basin area. The Ward Mining District, located two miles north of the park, was then developed. Small claim mining continued in this area for several years. In April 1875, the Martin & White Company from San Francisco invested money to extract silver ore, bought up several small claims and built smelters (furnaces) for melting ores. The beehive shaped ovens replaced an older system of producing charcoal because the ovens were a more efficient way to reduce pinyon pine and juniper into charcoal. The ovens were eventually phased out completely due to depleted ore deposits. The Ward Charcoal Ovens served diverse purposes after their function as charcoal ovens ended. They sheltered stockmen and prospectors during foul weather and had a reputation as a hideout for stagecoach bandits. The area was privately owned and managed by ranchers until 1956. On June 1, 1956, the C.B. Land and Cattle Company of Ely issued a special use permit to the Nevada State Park Commission for the purpose of protecting the historical Ward Charcoal Ovens. Today, the ovens continue to represent a unique and fascinating chapter in Nevada mining history. In 1968 two privately owned parcels were transferred to the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Then, in 1969, 160 acres were transferred to the State Park System creating Ward Charcoal Ovens Historic State Monument. The State Park designation was added in 1994, and park facilities continue to be added to the site. 🍂Camping: Willow Creek Campground has two large pull-through spaces for RVs, and many other distinct spaces for every type of camper. A camping limit of 14 days in a 30-day period is enforced. 🍂Group Camping: There is a group camping facility in the campground. 🍂Picnicking/Day Use: There are two day use areas that provide a great spot for a day hike and picnic. These areas have covered tables, restrooms, grills and wonderful views. 🍂Fishing: There is fishing in Willow Creek. Rainbow trout are stocked as needed and the browns and brook trout are naturally reproducing. 🍂Hiking: There is a trail system that covers each end of the park and is suitable for many types of activities, including hiking and mountain biking. During winter months these trails are great for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. 1️⃣2️⃣Spring Valley State Park! Volcanic tuff and sediment give Spring Valley State Park a beautiful light-gray, pink and white backdrop. A popular area for boating, swimming and camping, the park also allows visitors the opportunity to tour historic ranches built in the late 1800s. The 59-acre Eagle Valley Reservoir offers fisherman an opportunity to catch rainbow, tiger and German brown trout, and attracts an array of waterfowl and shore birds, including mallards, herons, avocets and the infrequent, yet beautiful, trumpeter swan. Campers and hikers share the canyons and valleys with soaring eagles, hawks and songbirds. Archaeologists believe the area was occupied as long ago as 5,500 B.C.E. The large rock outcrop near the center of the valley, known to many as George Washington Rock, may have also been used as a lookout for these inhabitants. Mormon pioneers settled this part of eastern Nevada in 1864. They lived in their wagons until homes were built, and some of these homes still stand today. The Stone Cabin is a prime example of the workmanship. Though changes have been made over the last century, the metal roof would have been logs tied together, chinked and layered with sod rather than the metal you see today, the cabin gives visitors a glimpse into the life of a pioneer. A number of ranch buildings from the late 19th century still exist in the park, including those of the Rice Ranch, Millet Ranch and others. Today the Millet Ranch is used as the park headquarters. Agriculture continues to be an important factor in Lincoln County's economy, and was the reason for the construction of Eagle Valley Dam in 1965. The reservoir, located at the southern end of Spring Valley, was named for Eagle Valley where the town of Ursine is located. The state park was subsequently designated in 1969. 🍃Camping: Horsethief Gulch Campground, the main campground, is located just west of Eagle Valley Reservoir. It has 37 campsites, each with table, grill and shade ramada, as well as three restrooms, two with showers. Water is also available. Ranch Campground is located two miles north of the main campground. This facility has seven campsites with tables and grills. Water and primitive restrooms are available. The camping limit is seven days in a 30-day period. 🍃Picnicking/Day Use: The day use picnic area is located next to the boat launch at the reservoir. It includes eight picnic sites, each with table and grill, a restroom and a fish cleaning station. 🍃Boat Launch: A boat launch is located on the south shore of the reservoir adjacent to the day use picnic areas. A ramp, dock and temporary docking slips are available. Eagle Valley Reservoir is the primary attraction at Spring Valley State Park. The 65-acre reservoir is currently managed as a put-and-take sport fishery. Rainbow trout is the primary species. 🍃Hiking: A developed trail connects the Stone Cabin and Ranch Campground. Walks around the reservoir are popular and allow views of the valley. 1️⃣3️⃣(Here's the place for the kids to jump around defying gravity and dodging obstacles.) Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park consists of several trampoline courts, which are arrays of trampolines placed horizontally and surrounded by trampolines placed at angles that serve as the court's walls. The springs for each trampoline are covered by mats to prevent visitors from falling into the holes. Larger courts allow for many visitors to bounce and jump simultaneously, while smaller courts are used for games of dodgeball and basketball, where players can bounce around to avoid being hit by other players' throws. Some courts allow visitors to bounce into a pit filled with foam blocks, and others feature basketball goals placed above trampolines, permitting visitors to bounce and slam dunk shots into the goals. Some centers have started exercise classes using the trampoline courts. Additional space in the facility is set aside for birthday parties and similar events, a refreshment stand. Some locations offer free wi-fi access for parents and chaperones, as well as access to monitors to observe the various courts. 1️⃣4️⃣Cathedral Gorge State Park is located in a long, narrow valley in southeastern Nevada, where erosion has carved unique patterns in the soft bentonite clay. At 4,800 feet in elevation, the area is typically arid with hot summers and cold winters. Summer temperatures range from 95˚F at mid-day to 55˚F at night. Cathedral Gorge became one of Nevada's first four state parks in 1935. Walking trails abound for exploring the cave-like formations and cathedral-like spires that are the result of geologic processes from tens of millions of years ago. The park offers views of the scenic canyon and visitors can enjoy hiking, picnicking, camping and nature study. The spires and buff-colored cliffs are the result of geologic processes occurring over tens of millions of years. The beauty enjoyed today had violent beginnings, starting with explosive volcanic activity that, with each eruption, deposited layers of ash hundreds of feet thick. The source of this ash, the Caliente Caldera Complex, lies to the south of Cathedral Gorge. About five million years after the eruptions ceased, block faulting, a fracture in the bedrock that allows the two sides to move opposite each other, shaped the mountains and valleys prevalent in Nevada today. This faulting formed a depression, now known as Meadow Valley. Over time the depression filled with water creating a freshwater lake. Continual rains eroded the exposed ash and pumice left from the volcanic activity, and the streams carried the eroded sediment into the newly formed lake. The formations, made of silt, clay and volcanic ash, are the remnants of that lake. As the landscape changed and more block faulting occurred, water drained from the lake exposing the volcanic ash sediments to the wind and rain, causing erosion of the soft material called bentonite clay. Wind and water erode rocks and soils at a rapid rate and vegetation cannot grow on the outcroppings. The vegetation-free slopes stand in stark contrast to the valley floor where primrose and Indian ricegrass hold small sand dunes in place. During a stay, visitors should also be on the lookout for black-tailed jackrabbits, cottontails, packrats, kangaroo rats, mice and gophers. Animals with more nocturnal habits, like mule deer, coyotes, kit foxes and skunks may be seen in the evening or early morning hours, but later in the day their tracks may be discovered in the sand. Several species of non-poisonous lizards and snakes are abundant spring through fall and you may even spot a rattlesnake. Birds are plentiful and it is common to see ravens, kestrels, robins, sapsuckers, flycatchers and sparrows around the park. You may even catch a glimpse of Nevada's state bird, the Mountain Bluebird, a red-tailed hawk or a golden eagle. 1️⃣5️⃣Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park contains a town built in the 1890s that is preserved in a state of arrested decay. A true Nevada ghost town, many of Berlin’s original buildings remain and some of its original residents are interred in the town’s cemetery. Trails throughout the town site tell the story of Berlin and its mine. The park is also home to the most abundant concentration, and largest known remains, of Ichthyosaurs, an ancient marine reptile that swam in a warm ocean that covered central Nevada 225 million years ago. The fossils are protected and displayed at the park’s Fossil House. Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park encompasses 1,540 acres. The elevation ranges from 6,840 feet to a high point of 7,880 feet. The hillsides in the park are covered with big sagebrush, while pinyon pine and Utah juniper dominate the upper elevations. Common animal inhabitants include mule deer, black-tailed jackrabbits, cottontails, western bluebirds, pinyon jays, chukar partridge, whiptail lizards, western fence lizards, gophers and snakes. At 7,000 feet on the western slope of central Nevada’s Shoshone mountain range, the park provides an array of recreational opportunities. The forested slopes provide shade, and breezes help to moderate the summer temperatures which seldom exceed 90˚F. Late spring and early fall can often be the nicest times of the year. Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park was first established in 1957 to protect and display North America’s most abundant concentration of the largest-known ichthyosaur fossils. The park also preserves the turn-of-the-20th century mining town of Berlin, as well as the Diana Mine. The first mining activity in the region was in May 1863, when a small group of prospectors discovered silver in Union Canyon and the small mining camp of Union was settled. The following year the Union Mining District was formed, which included the towns of Union, Ione, Grantsville and later, Berlin. The first assay report in Berlin Canyon was in 1869, but it was not until 1896 that the Berlin Mine was established. With the purchase of the mine and numerous surrounding mining claims by the Nevada Company in 1898, the town of Berlin was soon at its height of popularity, which continued until 1908. By 1911 the town had declined to no one. Many of the original buildings still remain, and some of the original residents are interred in the town’s cemetery. Berlin stands today as a true Nevada ghost town, preserved for present and future generations. 🍃Camping: The park contains 14 well-spaced units, some suitable for RVs up to 25 feet, with fire rings, BBQ grills, covered tables, drinking water (mid-April to October) and restrooms nearby. An RV dump station is also available. Camping is limited to 14 days in a 30-day period. 🍃Picnicking/Day Use: A day use picnic area with tables, grills, drinking water and restrooms is near the Fossil House. 🍃Trails and Markers: An extensive sign system tells of the history and features of Berlin and the nearby mining camp of Union so that visitors can enjoy self-guided exploration. A nature trail connects the campground to the Fossil House. Information and viewing windows are available at the Fossil House if you are unable to attend a scheduled tour. 🍃Berlin Townsite Tour: This is a self-guided tour. 🍃Fossil House Tour: The Fossil House tour is 40 minutes and is available Memorial Day through Labor Day daily at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with a noon tour added on Saturdays and Sundays. From the third Saturday in March to Memorial Day, and from Labor Day to the second Sunday in November, Saturday and Sunday times are at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. 🍃Diana Mine Tour: The mine tours are available May 1 through September 30 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Reservations are required and participants must be at least 6 years of age or older to attend the tour. 1️⃣6️⃣Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort! More than 150 years ago, a spring-fed creek flowed through the Las Vegas Valley, creating an oasis in the desert. With the only free-flowing water and grass for miles around, the site attracted the native Paiute as well as traders, emigrants and gold seekers traveling the Old Spanish Trail to California. The Spaniards called the place las vegas, which is Spanish for the meadows. Archeological excavations of the fort site revealed pottery shards, stone tools and projectile points of both Anasazi and Paiute origin. A high concentration of artifacts was uncovered directly north of the northeastern fort bastion, suggesting the presence of a campsite that was intermittently used for centuries prior to the arrival of Euro-Americans. By the 1830s the meadows of Las Vegas had become an important stop on the Old Spanish Trail, the notoriously treacherous route broken in by yearly mule caravans that traded between two far flung outposts on Mexico’s northern frontier: Santa Fe and Los Angeles. The Las Vegas springs and creek, which flowed along the southern boundary of the modern site, proved to be a very welcome amenity for the traders, mountain men and horse thieves passing through on the trail. The Mexican-American War, as well as the Mormon settlement of Salt Lake City in 1847, caused a reorientation of the Old Spanish Trail’s eastern terminus from Santa Fe to Salt Lake City. Mormon travelers began passing through the meadows of Las Vegas almost immediately after settling northern Utah due to the need to procure supplies from southern California. With the sudden increase in freight and emigrant traffic on this trail, and the need for security on this vital trade route, the settlement of Las Vegas became a practical step for the expanding Mormon state. In June of 1855 thirty Mormon settlers led by President William Bringhurst arrived at the meadows and with the assistance of the local Paiute population began construction of a fort structure along the creek. The fort was made of adobe bricks and, when completed, consisted of four walls 150 feet long, two bastions and a row of two-story interior buildings. Parts of the original eastern wall and the southeast bastion remain preserved on the site today. The settlers diverted water from the creek to irrigate farmland and constructed an adobe corral directly north of the fort. With crop failures, disappointing yields in nearby lead mining and dissension among the group’s leaders caused the settlers to abandon the fort in March of 1857. While the Mormon settlement of Las Vegas proved unsuccessful, their legacy continued in the adobe buildings they constructed. In 1861 the fort was used as a store for travelers by Albert Knapp, and in 1865 Octavius Decatur Gass acquired the site of the fort to be used as a ranch. Gass became an important figure in the region, serving four annual terms in the Arizona Territorial Legislature and selling food and supplies to the miners at El Dorado Canyon and the Mormon settlers of St. Thomas. Gass lost the ranch in 1881 after failing to repay a loan to rancher Archibald Stewart. Stewart moved his children and wife, Helen, from Pioche to Las Vegas in 1883. Archibald Stewart’s time spent running the ranch was cut short in 1884, when he was killed in a gunfight at the nearby Kiel Ranch, leaving his wife in charge of the property. Helen Stewart successfully ran the ranch for nearly two decades until she sold the ranch and the land that would become downtown Las Vegas to the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad in 1902. When the railroad tracks came through downtown Las Vegas in 1905, a new era in the city’s history was born. Helen Stewart’s importance in the region’s history, as well as her continued involvement in the affairs of the young community, earned her the sobriquet “The First Lady of Las Vegas.” The operation of the ranch was continued for a time under the railroad company. From 1929 to 1931 the site played a part in the construction of Hoover Dam when the Bureau of Reclamation leased the adobe building and used it as a concrete testing laboratory. For a time the remaining fort buildings served as residences for several families until being acquired by the Las Vegas Elks, who operated a restaurant on the site. Efforts to preserve the site, headed by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, proved successful when the City of Las Vegas purchased the property in 1971. The Nevada Division of State Parks acquired the site from the City in 1991 and developed the grounds to include a partial reconstruction of the fort, a modern visitor center and a re-creation of the Las Vegas Creek. There is little wildlife present at the park, but lizards, ground squirrels, a variety of small birds and the occasional roadrunner can be seen. During June, July, and August, highs may be from 100-106˚F. Fall and spring are mild, ranging from the 60s to 90s, and winter months are cool at 50 to 60˚F. The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic park remains committed to preserving and sharing the birthplace of Las Vegas with visitors now and into the future. 1️⃣7️⃣(This is a really interesting find. It's not real big and the building looks like it belongs in a old western movie. Sorry no pic available.) Marshall Mint Museum! Virginia City is known as "the richest place on earth." It's sits on top of the Comstock Lode, one of the largest deposits of gold and silver ever found. Even though the bonanza days ended over a hundred years ago, and most of the mines are closed, you can catch a glimpse of the glory days inside the Marshall Mint & Museum. The home of Hugh Roy Marshall's collection of gems and minerals. One of the cabinets holds several naturally occurring gold nuggets, including one that weighs more than five pounds. And the museum is only half of the story inside the historic building on "C" Street. A room at the back is equipped with a glass window through which visitors can watch the Marshall Mint's Press Manager, strike gold and silver coins on a 300-pound hydraulic coin press. Minting coins is an art requiring skill and precision. Dies, the molds from which coins are struck, are cast in steel from original artwork. When the dies are properly aligned top and bottom, the blank silver planchet is placed in the middle and the Press Manager activates the press. The surface of the die under pressure causes the molecular structure of the blank to shift enough to exactly match the contour of the dies. The Marshall Mint also produces one ounce gold and silver commemorative ingots and a variety of commemorative coins. 1️⃣8️⃣(This museum might be small compared to some but I think it would be well worth a look.) Humboldt Museum! Just above the site where thousands of wagon trains forded the Humboldt River on the long trek to California, sits the Humboldt Museum. The modern brick building mirrors its historic predecessor, a church turned museum. Also on site is the Greinstein Building, an 1880's store, and the Richardson-Saunders House, an 1899 Eastlake style home. Together, the buildings house the story of the community. Remains from the Ice Age of 13,000 years ago, wonderful beaded and quilled regalia from an American Indian collection, vintage automobiles, keepsakes from Winnemucca's "art Nouveau" period, and an early soda manufacturing scene are just some of the displays. Mini tour include: Early Wheels, Library Assets, Buildings and Facilities, Archeology and Geology, Mining, American Indians, Art Nouveau, Paradise Valley, Portraits, Paintings, Maps, Miscellaneous, Western and Cowboys, Nixon Opera House, Chinatown, Dolls, and Remember the 20s. 1️⃣9️⃣At the Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada they believe learning is child’s play. Their located in the historic Carson City Civic Auditorium. The Children’s Museum inspires imagination and creativity through play-based learning experiences. The children are encouraged to explore the world through interactive exhibitions and programs in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Some of the worlds children explore when they enter the Museum include: A mining sluice and mineral exhibition where children can go through the motions of sluicing for the treasure hiding in rocks and minerals just like the miners of the old west, learning more about the history and geology of Northern Nevada. A reproduction of an old school room, where children experience, first hand, how school was taught 100 years ago. An interactive area where open-ended and imaginative problem solving activities urge children to think outside the box. The science, technology, engineering and math room is filled with learning modules designed to spark the imagination, while learning about the practicalities of the world. 2️⃣0️⃣Fourth Ward School Museum is an historic 4-story mansard-roofed former public school building located in Virginia City, Nevada. Designed in 1876 in the Second Empire style of architecture, it originally held over 1000 students in grades 1 though 9 divided into three departments: primary (grades 1 though 4); second grammar (grades 5 though 7) and high school (grades 8 and 9). Grades 10 through 12 were added by 1909. It graduated its last class in 1936, after which its students were moved to a new school. The building then fell into disrepair and remained closed until 1986 when it was reopened as the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum. The museum features exhibits of city history, 19th century education, Mark Twain’s life, area mining and a letter printing press. Exhibits: 🍂Historic Classroom: A original 1876 classroom with original desks, wall maps, pot-bellied stove and even an organ. Look down and you can even see the wear of small shoes on the wooden floor. 🍂Alumni Room: See class photographs dating from 1883 to 1964. Read about the teachers, students, and the long tradition of basketball in Virginia City. 🍂Third Floor Printer’s Room: This room houses a restored 1887 Chandler and Price printing press and a permanent Mark Twain exhibit. You’ll also see a glass-enclosed, artifact laden space that served to separate typing lessons from the rest of the classroom. 🍂Third Floor Mining Exhibit: Virginia City mining inspired a flurry of technical innovations, and many are on display here. San Francisco cable cars owe their smooth running to a Virginia City invention. The room contains an exhibit that tells the story of Comstock mining. 2️⃣1️⃣Hunter Creek Falls is an active waterfall that is well visited from March to October. This is one of the most popular waterfalls in Nevada and is a 5.7-miles round trip with an elevation gain of 1,210 ft. The trail is dog-friendly and many people use it for horseback riding and mountain biking. In the winter, it is great for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, if there is enough snow. Hunter Creek Falls is located near Reno, Nevada and is rated as a moderate hike. 2️⃣2️⃣Lost Creek Falls is close to Las Vegas and is an easy hike that consists of 0.6 miles of trail. Lost Creek Falls, plunge 50 feet (15 m). The waterfall is a great place for a family hike for all ages. Dogs are allowed on the hike and you can expect to see many different types of birds and wildlife. There are a few different benches and viewing platforms to stop and capture those amazing views while catching your breath. The trail is lined with rocks, so it is not possible to wander too far from the trail. Lost Creek Falls is a great place to enjoy a picnic during the summer months. You can even stand beneath the water. 2️⃣3️⃣Big Falls is in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area across from Kyle Canyon and is considered a very scenic hike in Nevada. It is a 100 ft waterfall. The trail to Big Falls is hardly ever congested because of the increased difficulty of the trail. There is some scrambling that needs to be done in order to reach the falls; because of that, these falls are rated moderate in terms of difficulty. Pets are permitted on a leash and the hike is 3.8 miles in length. 2️⃣4️⃣First Creek Falls is located in Red Rock Canyon. The hike to First Creek Falls is a 2.2-mile walk (round trip) across a desert valley beneath towering red-and-white sandstone cliffs. The trail ends at a little waterfall with cottonwood trees, desert willows, and other shade trees around a large plunge pool cut into interesting conglomerate rock. Getting down to the falls, the route follows a use-trail down the side of a wash into the canyon. As with other falls in the area, First Creek Falls, often are dry, but there usually is water at the base. 2️⃣5️⃣Kings Canyon Falls is located in Carson City, Nevada, and is under a mile hike, round trip. The best months to visit Kings Canyon Falls are from April to July. Many people will recognize this area due to the forest fires that happened in 2004; there were dozens of houses that got destroyed and many people called this fire the ‘waterfall fire’ due to its proximity to Kings Canyon Falls. It is a nice waterfall in the spring, and very easy to reach making it a popular waterfall. Later in the summer, the creek reduces but still offers respite from the heat. Kings Canyon Falls cascades 25 ft. along the creek with an elevation gain of 5400 feet. If you scramble further up the creek above the falls, you will find a couple more small cascades. You can bring your pup on the hike as they are permitted on a leash. 2️⃣6️⃣Galena Creek Falls is located in Toiyabe National Forest in Incline Village. The height of the waterfall is 60 feet and the distance of the hike is around 4.8 miles. The best time to visit Galena Creek Falls is from May to August due to the flow of the falls. This is an easy hike, with views of Lake Tahoe and Mount Rose along the way. If you want more of an adventure after visiting Galena Creek Falls, continue on the trail to the top of Mount Rose. 2️⃣7️⃣Great Basin National Park is an American national park located in east-central Nevada, near the Utah border, established in 1986. The park derives its name from the Great Basin, the dry and mountainous region between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Mountains. The park is located about 290 miles (470 km) north of Las Vegas and protects 77,180 acres (31,230 ha). The park is notable for its groves of ancient bristlecone pines, the oldest known nonclonal organisms, and for the Lehman Caves at the base of 13,063-foot (3,982 m) Wheeler Peak. The Highland Ridge Wilderness lies adjacent to Great Basin National Park. These two protected areas provide contiguous wildlife habitat and protection to 227.8 square miles (590.0 km2) of eastern Nevada's basin lands. Eleven species of conifer trees and over 800 species of plants are found in the Park and the neighboring valleys, along with sixty-one species of mammals, 18 species of reptiles, 238 species of birds, two species of amphibians, and eight species of fish. The Bonneville cutthroat trout is the only fish native to the Park. It arrived in the mountain waters naturally and was eventually isolated by changing climatic conditions. The Lehman Cave system began forming around 550 million years ago, while it was still submerged in a relatively warm, shallow ocean. The caves are made up of a marble and limestone solution, for the most part, that forms the many cave decorations throughout the caverns. The cave system became much deeper during the Pleistocene, when a prolonged and increased flow of water eroded through the cave's fracturing bedrock. Eventually, the water level dropped, leaving glare rooms and cavities in the rock, creating the depths of the Lehman Caves system. The park's scenic features include Lexington Arch, the Lehman Orchard and Aqueduct, Rhodes Cabin, Stella and Teresa Lakes, and Wheeler Peak Glacier. The park has 12 trails ranging from 0.3 to 13.1 miles (0.48 to 21.08 km). Trails range from short nature trails at 6,825 feet (2,080 m) (Mountain View Nature Trail), to the Wheeler summit trail starting at 10,160 feet (3,097 m). The Wheeler Summit trail is quite strenuous, and the altitude presents significant hazards for unprepared or inexperienced hikers. Backcountry routes are occasionally maintained throughout the more remote southern portion of the park. A number of these trailheads are accessible by the road that terminates at the primitive Shoshone campground. The park lies in an arid region and receives very little rainfall during most of the year. Most precipitation is winter snow or summer thunderstorms. All precipitation in this region evaporates, sinks underground, or flows into lakes. 2️⃣8️⃣Elgin Schoolhouse State Historic Site! Several generations of school children were educated in this little building, which covered grades one through eight, from 1922 through 1967. The one-room schoolhouse at Elgin in eastern Nevada was built by Rueben Bradshaw, whose father, James Bradshaw, homesteaded a ranch in 1880 at the lower end of Rainbow Canyon. During the 1870s, a number of ranches were settled along the Meadow Valley Wash, which flowed all the way to Moapa, where it joined with the water from Warm Springs and formed the Muddy River. There were never any large numbers of children in the area until the Salt Lake, San Pedro and Los Angeles Railroad was built through Rainbow Canyon in 1903. At that time, small communities arose every five miles, where there was a “siding” – a stop for trains and passengers. At some of the larger sidings, a small depot was built where passengers could board or leave the train, or get a hot meal. Panaca, about 36 miles north of Elgin, had the closest school to the Rainbow Canyon ranches. With only wagons for transportation, many of the ranches were too far away from Panaca for children to be hauled to school each day. Consequently, children were home-schooled at individual ranches or taken to a neighboring ranch to be home-schooled. In 1890, the “Bullionville” school district was established and a schoolhouse was built five miles below Kershaw Canyon. Even this schoolhouse was too far for wagons from the lower end of Rainbow Canyon, and residents petitioned for many years for another school district that would provide for a teacher – if not a building. In 1905 the first school was built in Caliente, north of Elgin, and the Meadow Valley District was established. It would still be a few years before a building was provided, so students met in an outbuilding on a ranch. In 1921, Lincoln County had funds for a schoolhouse at Elgin. James Bradshaw donated seven acres of his ranch in Meadow Valley for the building. His son Rueben built the schoolhouse, which was completed in 1922. Two years later, an addition to the building provided a small apartment for the teacher since there was no housing available at the siding. After this, finding teachers was never a problem, since the teacher was paid well and housing was provided – but every few years a new teacher would have to be recruited since the young female teachers often married local ranchers’ sons. The last year the school house was used was 1967, when the final student reached 8th grade. By that year, school buses were picking up children and transporting them to schools in Caliente and Panaca. The building reverted to private ownership and became a personal residence for a Bradshaw family member. After the family member moved out in the 1980s, the building stood vacant for many years. In 1998, family members pooled resources and the building was restored to its original appearance. The Bradshaw family offered it to the Nevada Division of State Parks in 2005, and the State Legislature approved its acquisition. It became a State Historic Site in July 2005.

I would like to take this time to Thank all of those who served and sacrificed in the longest "conflict" in U.S. history, including my Uncle, Thank You. Lemon Chiffon Cake, yummy! When I seen it was Nevada day, I thought well no waterfalls, image my surprise when a list pop up of natural waterfalls and some nice ones too. I'm afraid though the info on some of them is a little sketchy, so hopefully the pics will sell them, because there's a couple of them I would to see.

Your welcome El. That's why I post these on here is for others to read if they so desire. Everyone is welcome!

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