The Valley of Fire State Park is about 90 minutes drive from Hoover Dam. It stars 150 million year old red rock formations that are eerily anthropomorphic. Native American tribes used it as an area of religious importance as far back as 300 BC. It is marverlously sparse with surprisingly little tourism industry footprint.
There is a little concrete and then bam — you are there — on another planet’s soil.
My parents lost in the valley.
Ann looks for ancient Native American petroglyphs.
She finds them.
These spooky, swiss cheese-esque rocks are absolutely massive. My photography doesn’t do justice.
You’ve heard how the hills have eyes? Well, here the rocks have ears!
I say hello!
The brown desert and white-capped mountains in the background. Awesome.
Desert flower.
Desert cactus and flower.
This is called ‘The Elephant Rock.’ I think you can see why.
Just so you can see the deathly heights I had to scale to photograph ‘The Elephant Rock.’
Another shot of ‘The Elephant Rock.’ Awesome.
Doesn’t the thing in the middle kinda look like Fred Flinstone’s house?
What dangers lie within the rocks?
A resident of the Valley of Fire.
