Valley of Fire State Park

Valley of Fire is a Nevada state park that is close to Overton. It got its name because of all the beautiful red sandstone formations formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs . We were able to do some hiking around looking for geocaches, and petroglyphs. Many of the rock formations in the park are shaped like familiar objects.

The above picture was taken on the Rainbow Vista road. Named for all the multicolored sandstone.

You can see where the wind made holes in the sandstone cave below.

Colton and I were hiding in the cave below but the other kids found us.

On a hike down to "Mouse's Tank", a natural basin in the rock where water collects after rainfalls sometimes remaining for months, we found petroglyphs on many rocks in the park. The one below looks like an Indian was telling how he went to the dentist to get a root canal. Doesn't it look like a dentist tool and teeth? Grandpa Clark came up with that one.

We saw many rocks shaped like familiar objects. The one below looks like a ship.

Below is "balancing rock".

Does the entrance to the cave below look like an elephant head and trunk?

Below is the rock they do call "elephant rock". See the head with trunk going down to ground?

Below is assumed to be the original entrance to Valley of Fire State Park built over 100 years ago. These cabins are still standing. There are remains of a picnic and BBQ area too.

This is the men's bathroom still standing from the original Valley of Fire entrance. Seems very interesting for the time period. Reminds me of doorless walk-in showers some people have.