Beaver Dam area east of Carp, Nevada. Carp, Nevada is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States located 35 miles (56 km) south of Caliente. It sits on the Meadow Valley Wash, which empties into Lake Mead. Carp was originally a small railroad station for the Union Pacific Railroad. The post office started under the name of "Carpsdale" on June 29, 1918, but was rescinded. It then officially opened under the name of "Cliffdale" June 7, 1921 and changed yet again to "Carp" December 1, 1925. The Carp post office remained open to serve rural ranches until July 1, 1974, when it closed permanently. Little remains of Carp today except a railroad siding usually occupied by idling trains, and the remains of the watering reservoir.

Beaver Dam area east of Carp, Nevada. Carp, Nevada is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States located 35 miles (56 km) south of Caliente. It sits on the Meadow Valley Wash, which empties into Lake Mead. Carp was originally a small railroad station for the Union Pacific Railroad. The post office started under the name of "Carpsdale" on June 29, 1918, but was rescinded. It then officially opened under the name of "Cliffdale" June 7, 1921 and changed yet again to "Carp" December 1, 1925. The Carp post office remained open to serve rural ranches until July 1, 1974, when it closed permanently. Little remains of Carp today except a railroad siding usually occupied by idling trains, and the remains of the watering reservoir.

A herd of sheep being driven over a mountain in Northern Nevada.

A duck hunter hides in a blind near a row of decoy ducks in the water along the Overton Arm of Lake Mead, Nevada. Overton is an Unincorporated Town located in Clark County, Nevada in Moapa Valley 65 mi (105 km) northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, on the north end of Lake Mead. The town is home to Perkins Field airport and Echo Bay Airport.

A herd of cattle in the desert near Warm Springs, Nevada.

Pine trees on Mount Charleston, Nevada at 8,700 feet elevation. Mount Charleston is part of the Spring Mountains.

Charleston Peak, Mount Charleston, Nevada. Charleston Peak is 11,900 feet in elevation, the valley where the photo was taken is 8,700 feet in elevation. Mount Charleston is part of the Spring Mountains.