Valley of Fire State Park in Overton, Nevada

Just an hour northeast of Las Vegas is Valley of Fire State Park in Overton, Nevada.

This is Nevada's first state park,

 established in 1935.

The park's survival was less than certain following fiscal neglect and World War II.  The Land Exchange Act all but eliminated the Valley of Fire State Park from Nevada's State Park System.  Legislative action in 1955 provided funding and 58,000 acres for this park.

The red sandstone formations

in the park were formed from

great shifting sand dunes 150 

million years ago.

The Visitor's Center

Tectonic forces pushed
rock upward.

Erosion form wind, rain

& plant life creates an

"otherworldly' landscape.

The outside scenes from Total Recall were filmed here.

Petroglyphs etched into
Desert Varnish.

They are easily seen along

the trail to Mouse's Tank.

The valley looks like an
artist's palate.

Limestone is prominent in

some parts of the park.

Abrupt geologic change

The Silica Dome is almost

entirely silica.

Taking in the beauty
around us.

Seeing human figures in stone...

Parents holding their child

between them.

The Elephant's Trunk

This Petrified Log has been

fenced in to preserve it.

On our way out of the park we see people getting out of a van and getting ready 

to take pictures.

I see the long white dress &

speculate that they are here

to take wedding pictures.