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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Nixon, Nevada

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Some of North America’s oldest known petroglyphs.

Nixon, Nevada

Winnemucca Lake

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

Stumps along the slough in the foreground, with a sand dune behind.

Nixon, Nevada

Mud Slough

As fallout from an irrigation project, a formerly cottonwood-lined stream is now a sandy, desolate, post-apocalyptic channel lined with weathered stumps and tumbleweeds.

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Pyramid Lake

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

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Incandescent rocks.

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Incandescent Rocks

Colorful outcrops and cliffs just north of Reno provide a scenic backdrop for hiking and mountain biking.

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