The Valley of Fire!

So, cousin David says, "What have you seen since you've been here?" "Have you seen The Valley of Fire yet?" We told him that "no, we hadn't, but that we had spent the morning at Red Rock Canyon and thought that was beautiful." "Oh, that's nothing! You need to see The Valley of Fire! Let me take you there tomorrow. You like to hike? We can spend the day, up for it?" We agreed and plans were made.

We weren't disappointed. The day started out with a big "Las Vegas style" breakfast, then off we went in his big truck to the Mojave Desert! Like Red Rock Canyon, and other areas, red sandstone is abundant, but the formations are very different. Also different than the Canyon, it's not a "driving experience" it's "a stop, get out, and walk to see experience". One I was glad I wore my hiking boots for! I definitely worked off those morning calories! Yea me!!

The Valley includes a variety of formations (that a good "marketing dept" must of had fun naming!) along with evidence of prehistoric users, including some wonderful petroglyphs. Hope this is not to many pictures...but hard to cut it down to just a few...hope you enjoy!


Each new area David took us to was different from the last. Between David's "wait till you see this one!" and our "Oh my's!" I'm not sure who had more fun, us or David! Either way, it was a full, GREAT DAY!

These are called "Beehives...










































Jack & David...



































Some great petroglyphs...




























The Arch (wedding photos popular here)...














Cabins made by the CCC's in the 1930's for passing travelers...


































And we ended our day seeing the Starship Enterprise!













...kicking back in Nevada, Marie