Scott Murray
Travel Writer & Road Trip Planner
Southern California
The Silver State Got Under My Skin
I drove to Las Vegas on a whim one weekend from Southern California — and something about the state just grabbed me. The Strip was the obvious first stop, but it was the places beyond the neon that got me hooked: the fire-red sandstone of Valley of Fire, the wooden boardwalks of Virginia City, the impossibly blue water of Lake Tahoe.
I've driven thousands of miles across this state since then — I-15, US-93, the Loneliest Road in America (US-50), the mountain passes around Lake Tahoe, the ghost-town back roads through the basin-and-range country. I've hiked in summer heat that nearly broke me and watched snow blanket the Sierra Nevada in January.
I'm not a travel blogger. I work in healthcare IT. But Nevada keeps pulling me back, and I finally decided to put everything I've learned into something useful — a site with real knowledge, honest prices, video content from the places I've actually been, and an AI trip planner that builds itineraries from real experience.
Discover Nevada is the resource I wished existed when I first started exploring this state.
Why You Can Trust Scott's Advice
- Thousands of miles driven across Nevada — interstates, scenic byways, and dirt roads
- All 10 destinations covered on this site visited in person, most of them multiple times
- 40+ countries traveled — but Nevada keeps pulling me back
- Hiked in every season — from 115°F summer days in the Mojave to snowy Lake Tahoe winters
- Driven every major Nevada corridor: I-15, US-93, US-50 (Loneliest Road), I-80, US-395
- Explored the state from luxury Las Vegas resorts to backcountry campgrounds in Great Basin
- Healthcare IT professional by day — Nevada travel obsessive by every other waking moment
What Scott Covers
Highway corridors, scenic byways like the Loneliest Road, driving distances, airport options, and the transport details that turn a trip from stressful to seamless.
Real prices in USD from trips I actually took. Daily budgets, resort costs, food prices, show tickets, and park entrance fees.
Destination videos from the places I've been — the Strip at night, desert trails, historic mining towns, and mountain lake vistas.
Heat safety, hydration tips, best hiking seasons, elevation changes, casino etiquette, and the nuts-and-bolts details guidebooks skip.