Day Nine: Valley of Fire State Park

Given concerns about extreme heat, Little Red's durability, slithering reptiles, and the ominous name, it was determined that we would forgo our most ambitious trip - to Death Valley National Park - in favor of the less intimidating Valley of Fire State Park. The first designated state park in Nevada, Evelyn and I saw 225 million year old petrified logs and stumps, ancient Native petroglyphs, climbed rocks, and took in some incredible rock formations. The heat was pretty intense out here, so Evelyn didn't last too long, but not before seeing the Bighorn Mountain Sheep she had been asking to see since our time at the Grand Canyon - as if I have a zoo of desert animals in my pocket and merely need to release them into view...

To put it simply, this park was sprawling and gorgeous. Like Red Rock Canyon, if only we had more time to wander and explore.

 

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