Lake Mead

Lake Mead, the largest man-made reservoir in the United States, was formed by the creation of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. It supplies water to 40 million Americans, places that would probably be uninhabitable if not for the...

Grass is now outlawed. If you’ve traveled in the Southwest, then you know that landscaping there runs to sand, gravel and cactus. Yet there are houses where the owner seems to have a nostalgia for the Northeast and bravely—or foolishly—tries...