Today is our last full day in Las Vegas and we drove 50 odd miles away to the Valley of Fire, so called due to the colour of the rocks in the valley. Geologically, the area is incredible with different strata layers being different colours and types of rock. The red is a sandstone and has been eroded to leave an incredible pock marked set of rocks...
The red sandstone is several layers down in the rock layers, but in some areas, like the Valley of Fire, the top layers have eroded away and the red rocks are exposed.
There is a road that runs through the middle of the valley with side trails running off into the rocks, which we naturally explored. One has to be very careful when getting out of the car, as there are rattlesnakes, scorpions and venomous spiders living in the rocks!
On the way back we called into Arlen Ness motorcycles - Wow, did they have some great bikes there! Unfortunately no pictures....
Photos from the Valley of Fire in 'Landscapes'
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