On our way to N Las Vegas, our adventure for the day was to revisit The Valley of Fire State Park (North East of Las Vegas on the Valley of Fire Hwy, between I-5 and Hwy 169). It was another Gem. It is Nevada’s largest and first State Park, established in 1935. It was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1968. It wasn’t developed at all when we were there last, in the early 1970’s, but the scenery doesn’t change, just the facilities. Valley of Fire was named for the magnificent red sandstone formations that were formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of the dinosaurs more than 150 million years ago (Mesozoic Era).
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| National Natural Landmark |
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| Blue Sky - Red Sandstone & "Sage" sagebrush. |
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| Who is it, Elephant Rock - see the trunk? |
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| Could be Jay Leno - gazing towards the sky... |
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Historic Cabins built by CCC 1930's as shelter
for passing travelers. |
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| At Seven Sisters - Nancy waves |
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| while standing below this. |
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| A typical entrance into another surprise... |
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On the way to Mouse's Tank named for a 1890's renegade
who used the area as a hideout. |
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We saw more "figures". See the elephant on the
left being guarded by a giant spook. |
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Then I looked up to see a large lumbering
creatures rise above the skyline. |
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| And we saw many petroglyphs - all recorded on video!!! |
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| Rainbow Vista |
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| Fire Canyon & Silica Dome |
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| Close up of canyons in Fire Canyon |
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| The road to White Domes |
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| was anything but "white"... |
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| None of these photos were "tweaked" except by Mother Nature. |
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