Series Details:
- Like any desert series always carry water. Always carry more than you think you'll need. A pound an hour OR MORE should be the minimum.
- The area is fairly flat with only only a few small washes to cross. Pretty easy walking except for the soft areas.
- Soft areas... at least half of this series is very sandy. Walking will be slow in these areas, give yourself some extra time here.
- From top to bottom there is around 200' of elevation change.
- The elevation here is 2,200-2,400ft. That means you can expect the weather and temperature to be identical to North Las Vegas.
- This series is hidden on public, BLM property. This is a walking only series. Do not drive to any caches in this series, you can't.
- There is one good road to this series, the Bitter Springs Trail Back Country Byway, but depending upon how bad the locals abuse it, it can be very rocky and rough. But, it is passable in anything (I saw a Class A in here and a Semi pulling a 5th wheel!), but you'll have to go slow. There are a couple of sandy sections but stay to the middle where it's hard packed.
- There are other roads that criss-cross the area, all are rough, most are sandy. Use your own discretion here.
- As the CO, I accept the responsibility to provide any and all needed maintenance to this cache and the other 67 in the series. However, you may (if you wish) replace missing caches or logs so that you don't have to log a DNF and come back. However, if you do find any missing or damaged caches or logs, please let me know so I can take care of it as required.
- Most caches are the same, once you find one you'll know what to look for during the next 9 miles. Exceptions: Cache NS 59 is a 2-stage multi-cache with a large container. Also, caches NS 11, NS 14 and NS 54 are all off the ground.
Finally, this series was hidden on Veteran's Day 2017. If you're working on a holiday challenge somewhere this might help you. I camped at Valley of Fire State Park when I hid this series, and as a veteran myself I was pleased to finish it on this day.
Getting There:
Take exit 25 off of I-15 towards Valley of Fire State Park. This exit is 25 miles from the NW end of Las Vegas.
- For parking, see waypoints. Or, google map it and if you've got a 4WD park anywhere you're comfortable.
- Parking 1 is big and flat. You can park anything there and it's not too far down the dirt road. Problem is, it's .5 miles from there to the nearest cache.
- Parking 2 is also good for just about anyone and it's close to the caches. But it's 3 miles down the bumpy road
- Most vehicles can make it down the dirt road, the Bitter Springs Trail Back Country Byway, but it can get pretty rough so I recommend good tires and a little clearance.
Facilities:
There is a gas station and store with food, snacks, liquor, and restrooms at exit 25. Less than 5 miles from NS 01.
Desert Tortoise:
You might run across a tortoise while doing this series (or any cache in the Mojave Desert below 4,000' or so).
- Desert tortoises are currently listed as a threatened species under the endangered species act. In Nevada, they are classified as a state protected and threatened species.
- If you are lucky enough to see a desert tortoise:
-- DO take pictures, get down and look at it (no closer than 10' or 3m), watch it to see how it moves and what it eats, and then walk away knowing how fortunate you are to have seen a vanishing, regal creature.
-- DO NOT touch, lift, move, turn over, injure, or harass these wonderful reptiles.
- Fun Fact: The desert tortoise is the Nevada state reptile.
Just my opinion...
I would ask that if you log finds on all 68 of these caches, that you've actually found all 68 of these caches. Please don't chop up Nevada State, it's a GREAT state just the way it is. 
Bring lots of water, stay safe, and cache on.
Congratulations to Bob & Brenda - Reno (who actually live in Las Vegas!) for the FTF on the whole series!!!!!!!!