Instead, they have created a virtual field trip and story map about the Hot Springs Mountains in west-central Nevada, northeast of Fernley, as they aim to bring the outdoors and wonders of the unique ...

I first heard about the Nevada hot springs from a fellow hiker I met on a trip to Utah. She rattled off names like Spencer and Ruby Valley, and her eyes lit up when she described the desert air mixing ...

Nevada is home to more than 300 naturally occurring hot springs, the most found in the U.S. While some are too hot to enjoy, if you know the right spot, a day of soaking and relaxation is as easy as a ...

A few miles south of the Oregon border, in a seldom-visited part of Nevada, a stream of hot water gurgles up from the ground. The water flows across the desert floor for a mile before it collects in a ...

Buried in the foothills of central Nevada’s Big Smoky Valley, Spencer Hot Springs is one of the most reliable hot spring soaks in the state. Managed by the Nevada Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and ...

It’s no surprise that since Nevada and eastern California are geo-thermally active regions, there are plenty of places where the warm underground water finds its way to the surface. One of the easiest ...

You might think that nothing good in life comes for free, but these stunning hot springs in the California mountains might ...

RENO, Nev. (CN) — A federal judge halted the start of construction on a geothermal energy project in the wetlands of central Nevada on Tuesday. The ruling by senior U.S. District Judge Robert Clive ...

Geothermal power potential in Nevada is heating up – with two successful discoveries in the Great Basin by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology using a previously untried method for finding unknown, ...

Every year since 1998, the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology at the University of Nevada, Reno has invited the public to bounce along bumpy backroads to explore the incredible geology of Nevada as ...