When you go to a place called “Red Rock Canyon”, you expect to see some brightly-colored rocks. If you hike the Calico Tanks Trail, that’s exactly what you’ll find — the park’s best display of jumbled-up geology capped by a stunning view of Las Vegas. As the name suggests, you’ll see a couple of “tanks” (ponds) along the way, but the colorful hills are the star of the show. Red Rock Canyon is located on the west side of Las Vegas. From the south end of the Strip, take the Highway 215 beltway clockwise (west, then north) to the Summerlin […]