Fire Wave at Valley of Fire State Park
Compared to Utah’s Wave the Fire Wave at Valley of Fire is puny. But it doesn’t require a permit and the easy 1.5 miles round trip across sand and slick rock does offer some interesting rock and...
View ArticlePetroglyphs at Atlatl Rock Valley of Fire State Park
The day after hiking the White Domes loop and Fire Wave trails at Valley of Fire we started the morning with a short walk from camp to see the 4,000 year-old petroglyphs at Atlatl Rock. A big...
View ArticleMouse’s Tank Valley of Fire State Park
I got the feeling some visitors were disappointed in Mouse’s tank near the end of Petroglyph Canyon, although it did have water in it and the view into the valley below was spectacular, the beauty of...
View ArticleFire Canyon Road Valley of Fire State Park
We finished our two-day, three-night visit at Valley of Fire with a second drive on Fire Canyon Road. If you only had a couple hours to visit Valley of Fire just driving the roads would provide an...
View ArticleHigh and dry at Callville Campground, sort of along Lake Mead
February 22, 2015 After a couple days exploring Mojave National Preserve we headed east towards home but decided to break up the drive by stopping for the night at Callville Campground, sort of along...
View ArticleDriving to Valley of Fire State Park
March 1, 2017 This, is why I wanted back to the desert so it was totally worth the five hour (long to me) drive to Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. Why there? Well, Nina, a fellow Ranger who I...
View ArticleColorful hiking at Valley of Fire State Park
March 1-4, 2017 Valley of Fire Like a watercolor left in the rain, the rocks make for colorful hiking at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Sure am glad Sandee arrived early enough to get a campsite...
View ArticleWind blown to Death Valley
March 4-7 , 2017 Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada If I’d left on Saturday I would have been blown to Death Valley by the strong southeast wind gusting up to 35mph. But instead I waited a few days and...
View ArticleOutdoor art installation at free Goldwell Museum
November 19, 2017 I unexpectedly came across the free Goldwell Museum in the desert between Death Valley National Park and the Rhyolite ghost town. There isn’t much change in scenery between...
View ArticleOn the road to November
Left Bryce Canyon on October 25th, before it snowed, and am on the road again in the truck-camper. The more than 150 mile circle around Bryce was headed into a cold front. With nights everywhere...
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