There is another Las Vegas, and locals know exactly where to find it.
Past the neighborhoods and freeways, the desert starts climbing. Red Rock. Sloan Canyon. Mt. Charleston. Trails through sandstone, pine, and open country that feel surprisingly far removed from the city below.
The Las Vegas Hiking Club is about that side of living here. Early starts before the heat, dusty shoes in the back seat, elk sightings when you are lucky, and the quiet reminder that Las Vegas has always been more than what most people come here to see.
Some of the best parts of this city are just outside it.
