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What are Nevadas LAST CHANCE Scenic Places Former president, University of Nevada Former U.S. Senator and Nevada Governor The region lies in a remote and unpopulated area of northwestern Nevada, about 100 miles from Reno Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge on the Nevada and Oregon border provides visitors with an unforgettable wilderness experience Virginia City cemeteries dating back to the Comstock Near Mesquite Nevada, Flat Top Mesa is about 12 miles southwest of the Nevada-Utah-Arizona boundary Established in 1876, this privately owned cemetery is located in an older Reno neighborhood near the University of Nevada, Reno. Monte Cristos Castle is a stunning geologic region of colored rock formations located in northern Esmeralda County Mount Charleston is a high mountain recreation area near Las Vegas providing an alpine escape for millions of visitors West of Las Vegas and rising about 3 thousand feet from the valley floor the massive sandstone cliffs of Red Rock Canyon continues to beckon visitors with the promise of peace and relaxation Rosewood Wash and Canyon is a wildlife corridor with natural terrain and trails located less than two miles from downtown Reno Located in the Las Vegas Valley the wash is an archaeological treasure-trove with untouched landscape and critical wildlife habitat Located in downtown Reno the historic Virginia Street Bridge provides more than just passage across the beloved Truckee River for locals and visitors Walker Lake is a remnant of prehistoric Lake Lahonton and is vital for thousands of migratory birds Washoe Valley has become the only rural valley left along the entire Carson Range of the Sierras Scenic Nevada is a nonprofit conservation organization that works to preserve and enhance the scenic character of Nevada

Thanks To All

Special thanks to Scenic Nevada Board Chairman Douglas G. Smith, who brought this idea to the Scenic Nevada Board of Directors, sparked our interest, formed our committee, helped keep us on track and attended to the myriad details of its production.

The Last Chance Committee deserves special thanks for its work. The committee members are Neal Cobb, Toni Harsh, Charles Ragusa, Doug Smith, Chuck Swezey and Lori Wray.

Thanks to architect Stacey Crowley and to graphic designer Patty Melton for using their professional, organizational and artistic skills to help us. Stacey took time away from her own business, Stacey Crowley Consulting, to be our project manager, writing the first draft of the text and shepherding us through the publication process. Patty, of WOW! Design Marketing, is responsible for the artistic design and production.

The work of the Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel was crucial to assessing the nominated sites and helping us come to the conclusion that all 13 truly were Nevada's LAST CHANCE Scenic Places.

Thanks to former UNR President Joe Crowley and former U.S. Sen Richard Bryan for lending their support and writing the forewords to this publication. Also, we are extremely grateful to the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust for bestowing the grant that made this project possible.

Finally, a very special thanks to the people, all volunteers, who submitted the nominations. Their commitment to the special places in this booklet started long before we approached them.

We appreciate their commitment and we thank them for sharing their knowledge and ideas for solutions, for meeting with the Scenic Nevada site teams and for compiling all the information and photos for submission to this website and acompaning booklet.

Those who submittng nominations were:

Black Rock Desert - Peter Goin and Paul Starrs
Charles Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge - Tina Nappe
Comstock Cemeteries - Candice Wheeler
Flat Top Mesa - Nancy Hall

Hillside Cemetery - Lora Nay and the Hillside Cemetery Foundation
Monte Cristos Castle - Andrea Robb-Bradick and Frank Bradick
Mount Charleston - Rebecca Grismanauskas

Red Rock Canyon - Lisa Mayo-DeRiso and Heather Fisher
Rosewood Wash and Canyon - Lori Wray
Upper Las Vegas Wash - Margie Klein

Virginia Street Bridge - Mella Harmon and Alicia Barber
Walker Lake - Lou Thompson and the Walker Lake Working Group
Washoe Valley - Carol Christensen, Marilyn Naylor and Monika Frank

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