Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Janine on Sherbert Hill, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.

Janine on Sherbet Hill, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.

Well, I made the name Sherbet Hill up. I’m not sure if this amazing place has a name – as I have never seen a photo of this place, but I thought the name was fitting!

We meet up with some good friends from Seward recently, and I couldn’t wait to show them Valley of Fire, so we returned to the Park on Saturday. I hit a couple of familiar spots, and tried unsuccessfully to find the Desert Bighorn. We then decided to go for a nice hike. I pretty much picked a random spot, and went a random direction in a trail-less area to see what we could find. Well what was found is pictured above – I think it has to be one of the most unique and beautiful little places I have ever seen! It looked like someone had poured drums of paint down the side of this hill – words really don’t do it justice.

I have photos with and without Janine – I posted one with her in it for scale – in fact, I have all kinds of variations as there are pretty much an infinite number of possibilities here. It was fairly overcast – ideal conditions for this colorful landscape. I wish I had more time – I could spend weeks hiking this park, who knows what else it out there.

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Dennis Barton

February 23, 2009 at 10:03 am

Beautiful area and photo Ron

Michael Gordon

February 23, 2009 at 11:38 am

Great, Ron. Now VoFSP will be overrun with photographers like Coyote Buttes and White Pocket 🙂

Awesome photo.

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Ron

February 23, 2009 at 12:51 pm

Thanks Dennis!

I hear you Michael – there certainly is a big part of me that hates to bring attention to such a beautiful place, so close to a town the size of Vegas. Being able to easily avoid any sign of people just adds to the beauty.

Thanks for the comment!