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...] about Fire Canyon Arch
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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...] about Duck Rock, Valley of Fire, Nevada
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...] about Fire Wave, Valley of Fire, Nevada
The Smaller Beauty in the Valley of Fire, Nevada
This week I want to take you back to one of my favourite places from our last snowbird season in the American Southwest: The Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Please click the images to view larger versions. I truly had no idea that Nevada was so incredibly beautiful until I was invited there by a reader of this very blog who owns a small RV park near the Valley of … [Read more...] about The Smaller Beauty in the Valley of Fire, Nevada
This Landscape is a Melting Strawberry Sundae
Sometimes it's hard to find just the right words to describe a landscape so when a friend of mine described a place as a "melting strawberry sundae" I knew I had to see it for myself. It was in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. Ray and I planned on doing a two hour evening hike (after a day of hiking) and our friends decided to stay a little closer to the parking lot … [Read more...] about This Landscape is a Melting Strawberry Sundae