My nephew James and his wife Heather went on vacation in June. This is the first post from their vacation photos. Thank you James!
Valley of Fire State Park is a public recreation and nature preservation area covering nearly 46,000 acres located 16 miles south of Overton, Nevada. The state park derives its name from red sandstone formations, the Aztec Sandstone, which formed from shifting sand dunes 150 million years ago.
Back several decades ago, I visited Las Vegas for the first time. My favorite memory from that visit is the Valley of Fire. You drive in the mostly tan and brown desert until you go over a hill and see a red valley with beautiful red formations. It looked to me as though the red boulders were pushed up out of the ground. Yes I had my little Kodak back then, but you really don’t want to see the bad photos I took. Let’s enjoy James’ pics.
Enjoy the views.
I love the ancient Native American petroglyphs. (A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art.)
When I look at these images, it makes me curious about the people who lived here and made these drawings. Back when I was 13, I wanted to be an archaeologist. With my severe allergies to dust, mold, mildew, etc., it’s a good thing I changed my mind. I spent a good portion of the first lock down watching digs around the world – South America, Central America, Britiain, Europe. I discovered Time Team on Amazon. We don’t have Roman villas or Incan cities, but we do have great petroglyhs here in the US!
I hope you enjoyed our trek through the Valley of Fire with James and Heather.
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…a beautiful part of the country!
The photos I can see are so beautiful! For some reason a bunch of them aren’t loading for me.
I just checked the post on another browser and my photos disappeared! Ahh! thanks for letting me know – I’ve got to go fix it.
ok they’re fixed!
I love this post with the beautiful pictures.
Beautiful photos. The carving in the rocks are intriguing. I know they had a great time. Thanks for sharing at #aclwcc.
thank you dear friend
Great photos, I especially enjoyed the petroglyphs
Top shots.
Great photos Carol! These remind me of many areas in our outback here in Australia which are red & brown too from the iron ore in the rock & soil.
Remember you’re most welcome to join me in a cuppa at Tea With Jennifer,
Jennifer
This is on my must-see list of places (I’ve never been). Totally intrigued by all the wonderful petroglyphs. Like you, it makes me wonder about the people here before us and what they were trying to communicated. Really gorgeous photos, Please thank James for me!!
I will and you should really go – it’s wonderful
Oh, did I ever enjoy these pictures. What beautiful country. And those petroglyphs! (BTW, have you ever checked out the Spare Parts and Pics blog that’s a regular on Skywatch Friday?) P.S. I will be posting but it will be tomorrow.
oh yes Alana, I love Spare Parts desert photos
Stunning pics
Great shots!
Looks like a scene from another world!
Those Petroglyphs are amazing!! Good share!!! #SharonsSouvenirs.
What beautiful captures interesting too 🙂
Have a deserttastic week 👍
Your nephew took many amazing photos of the petroglyphs in the Valley of Fire! We have some on the red rocks in the valley I live in but they are kept secret so they won’t be vandalized.
I’m glad yours are secret – I do worry about vandals.
They are stunning photos especially the ones with the petroglyphs.
Nice photos, maybe I will make it there some day.
I haven’t been to Valley of Fire for probably 30 years or more. These photos are quite spectacular and really show it in its full beauty.
What amazing scenery, Carol! I was so taken with the petroglyphs. Thank you so much for sharing and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Community. Hope your week is going well!
Beautiful scenes! Love the petroglyphs.
Wow! That is an incredible place! Such fabulous bits of history along with the beauty. Thanks for sharing this wonderful park and amazing photos! Thank you, James 🙂
I’m so happy to see your link at ‘My Corner of the World’ this week!