FROM ONE VALLEY OF FIRE TO ANOTHER, AND BEYOND

Once we've decided we're moving along, we move along. From the Valley of Fires National Monument in New Mexico, we went - via Kaibab National Forest - to Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. We stayed in a fabulous campsite (#28, in the non-hook-up campground) and thought that we might stay and do some hikes and see some of fascinating rock formations. But once we decide to move along...we do!

So we packed up and hit the trail towards Walker Lake (still in Nevada), and we made it! Before dark even!

This tree is growing right out of the volcanic rock at Valley of Fires

One last look at the lava beds at Valley of Fires

Our campsite at Valley of Fire in Nevada

Our camp chairs next to a huge, flat rock formation

Climbing a bit up the rocks behind our site

Weird holes, arches, and strange shapes abound in the formations

Different view from campsite #28

View down from the rocks behind the site

Wildflowers in bloom amongst the rocks (yes, right at our campsite!)

When we left Valley of Fire, we took the Extraterrestrial Highway (through area 51) and saw these guys. They seemed friendly, but we were in a hurry, so we didn't stop to chat.

We made it to Walker Lake just before sundown

Yes, that's snow on the far mountain tops, and teeny Darell in shorts