Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire and the Hoover Dam
One can be in the dry dessert air and an hour later by the Hoover Dam. Some of the cliffs reach over 3000 feet. The sand stone gets it color from iron oxide. Over time the iron oxide producing the vibrant orange color the canyon glow under the desert light.
Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada is located about 58 miles from Las Vegas Strip in the Mojave Desert.
About a 50 minute drive from the city. It stunning red rocks and outdoors location is hard to beat out side of sin city. Valley of Fire is the oldest state park in Nevada. It boost around 42,000 acres near Lake Mead. It sandstone formations and muted colors of the desert giving the rocks a feeling of being on fire.
Hoover Dam, Nevada Located on the border between the Arizona and Nevada boulder.
The dam holds Lake Mead the largest reservoir in the United States by volume. The dam's generators provide power for Nevada, Arizona and California. Nearly a million people tour the dam each year.
Red Rocks Las Vegas, Nevada, Valley of Fire, Nevada and Hoover Dam are located Nevada.
