Favorite Dog Hikes in And Around Las Vegas

by Benti, Wynne; Lawlor, Megan

• ISBN13: 9781893343108
• ISBN10: 1893343103
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-16
• Publisher: Spotted Dog Pr

Author Biography

Wynne Benti, author, "Favorite Dog Hikes In and Around Los Angeles," and "Climbing Mt. Whitney," splits her time between Las Vegas and Bishop. She has always hiked with her dogs, adopted from shelters or rescued. Awarded the Desert Peaks Section list finisher pin in 1995, Benti has hiked in Las Vegas and Nevada for two decades. She has climbed more than 400 peaks in the Southwest and made ascents of Nevada+s highest peak, Boundary, and the highest in Clark County, Charleston Peak, Mummy, Stirling and Hayford, each more than once. In 1990, she founded the Sierra Club+s K9 Committee based in its largest chapter in Los Angeles and conducted dog hiking clinics at REI. She is often a guest speaker at animal shelter fundraisers. Rosy, Benti+s two year-old cattle dog has climbed White Mountain Peak (14, 256+), Charleston Peak and Mummy.Las Vegas native, Megan Lawlor, has been hiking Las Vegas with her dogs since she was a child. Lawlor and her family have a long history in Las Vegas, that includes pioneering railroad men and gold miners. She hiked Red Rock when the scenic loop was a remote dirt road miles from town. She is one of the few Las Vegans who can say that a gila monster walked into their living room! Daughter-in-law to Las Vegas+ beloved author and retired Las Vegas Sun/Review Journal columnist, Florine Lawlor, who wrote the enduring series Out From Las Vegas: Adventures A Day Away, Megan loves her town and knows Las Vegas for the great outdoor opportunities that abound here. Together Benti and Lawlor have over 50 combined years of desert hiking experience!