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| I took a different route from Ash Meadows to my brother and his wife's house in Henderson, Nevada so I could explore Red Rock Canyon. |
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| Red Rock Canyon is northwest of Las Vegas. It's a wilderness area about 195,000 acres in size! |
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| There is a scenic 13 mile one-way road through Red Rock Canyon. People also enjoy hiking, camping, biking, rock climbing and horseback riding in the canyon. |
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| The sandstone rocks in the canyon were sand dunes more than 180 - 190 million years ago! The red color comes from iron in the rocks. |
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| Red Rock canyon is in the Mojave Desert. |
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| I drove the scenic route through the canyon. |
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| The layers in the cliff face reveal the how the sand dunes developed and were eroded by the wind. |
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| I wished that I would have had time to hike some of the trails in the canyon. |
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| Just like at Ash Meadows, the presence of a green beltway suggests water below the surface. |
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| The people give you an idea of the size of the rocky cliffs. |
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| Do you see the people climbing on the cliff in the lower right hand side of the photograph? |
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| The temperature was in the 70s and there was no wind. |
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| Looking south reveals a haze hovering over Las Vegas. |
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| Before arriving at Ash Meadows, I didn't think there were many natural areas in the vicinity of Las Vegas, but now I know there are more places than I can visit in my three months here! |
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