This beautiful state park is located about
60 miles (97 km) northeast of Las Vegas. To get there take highway
I-15N and then the Valley of Fire exit. The name of the park comes
from the red sandstone formations, which were formed over 150 million
years ago from great shifting sand dunes. The landscape is simply
spectacular. At different sites in the park you can see Indian
petroglyphs (rock art) done by Anasazi Pueblo farmers, the ancient
people who lived in this area. There are many hikes within the park,
which brings me to another topic. We couldn't do any of the hikes,
because we visited the park in August and it was incredibly hot. All
we could think about was how to find the next shaded place. For this
reason we decided not to go too far away from the car and we didn't do
any hikes (well, we did only a short one, to see the Anasazi petroglyphs
but that was all). I guess the best seasons for visiting Valley of
Fire are spring and fall.
