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Nevada is a Rocky Mountain state bordered by Oregon and Idaho to the north, Utah to the east, and California to the west and south. Located in the Great Basin Desert, it is the driest state, receiving less rainfall than any other state. Nevada has a varied landscape. It is one of the most mountainous states. The state has large desert areas, ranches, valleys with salt flats and sand dunes, streams, canyons, pine forests, and plateaus. The federal government owns over 80 percent of Nevada's land. Nevada gets its name from the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which it shares with California. "Nevada" is a Spanish word, meaning "snow-covered." The state was given this name because of its high mountain ranges where there is sometimes snow all year-round. Because of the state's abundant growth of wild sage, the state is known as the "Sagebrush State." Nevada is also called the "Battle Born State" because it became a state in 1864, during the Civil War.

Citizens and visitors to the State of Nevada are fortunate to experience an abundance of world-class amenities in recreation, events, the arts and culture. Northern Nevada, especially the metropolitan area around Reno/Sparks/Lake Tahoe, possesses awe inspiring natural beauty within a highly desired four-season climate. Situated along the eastern slopes of the spectacular Sierra Nevada range, the famed Truckee Meadows Valley offers unsurpassed skiing, fishing, sailing, swimming, hiking, biking, and camping activities year round. Third in population behind Las Vegas and Henderson, Reno is the governing seat of Washoe County. Reno is sited 22 miles northeast of Lake Tahoe and 26 miles north of the Nevada state capital Carson City. Pioneers began settling in the Truckee Meadows as early as the 1850’s. The Truckee Meadows fertile valley is fed by the Truckee River, which courses its way from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. The Reno settlement in the Truckee Meadows initially started as subsistence farming but the fortunes of the city were quickly magnified with the discovery of gold in Northern California and silver thanks to the Comstock Lode of 1859. Thanks to the arrival of the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroads, Reno officially came into being on May 13, 1868. Reno enjoyed another economic boost when the Virginia and Truckee Railroad arrived in town in 1872. Virginia City, Tonopah, and Goldfield vied with Reno for power and influence. In 1871, Jacob Davis, a Reno tailor, patented his copper rivet canvas pants and joined up with Levi Strauss to develop the internationally famed garment Levi’s.

Nevada's climate is sunny and dry, with wide variation in daily temperatures. The normal daily temperature at Reno is 9°C, ranging from 0°C in January to 21°C in July. The all-time high, 52°C, was set at Laughlin on 29 June 1994; the record low, –46°C, at San Jacinto on 8 January 1937. Nevada is the driest state in the US, with overall average annual precipitation (1971–2000) of 7.5 inches at Reno. Snowfall is abundant in the mountains, however, reaching 60 inches a year on the highest peaks.

Las Vegas: Las Vegas is America’s real life Sin City. It’s the city where notorious rapper Tupac Shakur met his end in a brutal assassination; a city with a main strip so bright you’ll find yourself wearing shades at night; a city where you can get drunk, and then get married; a city where you can win big, or lose it all.

Reno: Although Reno is known as the northern gambling center for Nevada the increase in California Indian gaming casinos has really hurt the casinos of Reno and Sparks.

Henderson: Henderson is located southeast of Las Vegas. It has malls, parks, great shopping, restaurants and casinos etc. Lake Las Vegas is also located in Henderson.

Boulder City: The Matteo brothers left the Boulder City Hotel and opened a place in Henderson this past year.

Elko: The city of Elko (Nevada) sits at an elevation of more than 5,000 feet above sea level in the north eastern Nevada. This town was established in 1868 as a sitting railroad town.

Sparks: Sparks, Nevada is a suburb of Reno to the north east. It includes an area where Hotels and Casinos have been built much like its neighbor. That area is known as Victorian Square.

Primm: Primm is a small town in Clark County, Nevada about 44 miles south of Las Vegas. It's located on Interstate I-15 on the border to California.

West Wendover: West Wendover, Nevada lies on the very eastern border of Nevada on I-80 and has close ties to Wendover, Utah.

Tourism is Nevada's largest industry because of its scenery, climate, entertainment, gambling, and sports resorts. The state is known as the gambling capital of the United States because it is the only state that has laws permitting most forms of gambling throughout the state. A multibillion-dollar building boom has created casinos that are also family theme parks. Be careful if you go to Las Vegas in July or August because the average high temperature is over 100 degrees. You can also try fishing and swimming in Lake Tahoe, or explore Virginia City, Nevada's historic mining town.

Amtrak's California Zephyr train uses the Union Pacific's original transcontinental railroad line in daily service from Chicago to Emeryville, California, serving Elko, Winnemucca, Sparks, and Reno. Amtrak Thruway Motor coaches also provide connecting service from Las Vegas to trains at Needles, California, Los Angeles, and Bakersfield, California; and from Stateline, Nevada, to Sacramento, California. Las Vegas has had no passenger train service since Amtrak's Desert Wind was discontinued in 1997, although there have been a number of proposals to re-introduce service to either Los Angeles or Southern California. The Union Pacific Railroad has some railroads in the north and in the south. Greyhound Lines provides some bus service.

The state is one of just a few in the country to allow semi-trailer trucks with three trailers—what might be called a "road train" in Australia. But American versions are usually smaller, in part because they must ascend and descend some fairly steep mountain passes.

Additionally, a four mile monorail system provides public transportation in the Las Vegas area. The Las Vegas Monorail line services several casino properties and the Las Vegas Convention Center on the east side of the Las Vegas Strip, running near Paradise Road, with a possible future extension to McCarran International Airport. Several hotels also run their own monorail lines between each other, which are typically several blocks in length. McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas is the busiest airport serving Nevada. The Reno-Tahoe International Airport is the other major airport in the state.