Fire Canyon Arch was one of my new finds during my last visit to the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. It looks more like an eye than an arch! At the time I was renting the Sony 10-18 wide angle lens to check it out and see if I liked it. Renting lenses is a great way to go before you invest. I did like it, and now it goes with me everywhere. … [Read more...]
Can Using a Tripod Inhibit Your Creativity?
When exploring in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, I discovered this really neat rock formation. I really liked all the rings and layers of rock, and the peak that comes up from the lower rock and touches the top of the arch, like it was molded on a pottery wheel. It's a very unusual formation. Please click the photo to view a larger version. The sun was just … [Read more...]
Chuckwalla
While I was roaming around the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, trying to get a new perspective on Fire Wave, I ran across this rather large lizard! I had no idea what it was when I photographed her, but she's a Chuckwalla! I've never heard of a Chuckwalla before. It turns out they are a stocky wide-bodied lizard with a flattened midsection and prominent belly about … [Read more...]
More from Fire Wave
Well, the snowbird season is just about over. I'm sitting in our campsite in Port Angeles, Washington, where we will spend a day before hopping on the ferry to head back across the line to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, where we will spend the summer. It's been an amazing winter with 80 degree days almost every day and I have about a gazillion more photos to share! … [Read more...]
Another Look at Fire Wave
One of the main attractions at the Valley of Fire State Park, in Nevada, is Fire Wave. It used to be hard to find, but now there is a trail with signage to help you get there. You have to walk through the rocks from marker to marker that eventually lead you to the most fascinating rock formation. After photographing here pretty extensively last year, I challenged myself to … [Read more...]
Fire Canyon Arch
The Valley of Fire State Park, in Nevada, was one of the best discoveries we made last year so it was high on my list of places to return to this year. There is so much to see and explore there with interesting rock formations in all the colours of the rainbow. Last year, the road to Silca Dome was closed, so this year we made a point of exploring in that area. We … [Read more...]
Duck Rock, Valley of Fire, Nevada
When my first attempt at photographing Fire Wave didn't work out because there were photographers everywhere, I decided to move on and I made a new discovery in a place where no other photographers were to be found. And it was only 20 steps away. Around the corner, the wave continued along the side of a cliff and led up to the massive Duck Rock which you can see in the … [Read more...]
Fire Wave, Valley of Fire, Nevada
One of my favourite spots in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada was Fire Wave. I'm not sure if that's because it's a really spectacular spot or because I got the shot despite some people who really didn't want me to get it. Please click the images to view larger versions. After driving for an hour and a half to the trailhead and hiking for hours and hours in … [Read more...]