The proposed Avi Kwa Ame (pronounced Ah-VEE kwa-ah-may) National Monument is home to Christmas Tree Pass, landscape that is a part of Las Vegas’ holiday history. For years, the area filled with forests of junipers and pinyons growing among the rocky ridges of the Newberry Mountains attracted Las Vegas locals during the holidays for a tradition of … [Read more...] about Christmas Tree Pass: History and Holiday Adventure Near Las Vegas in the Proposed Avi Kwa Ame National Monument