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Hiking the Fire Wave
North Las Vegas Travelog #8
Valley of Fire State Park - Sun, 19 Feb 2023, 11:30am
Our first hike of the day, the White Domes trail (previous blog), was amazing; doubly so, because it was new to us. Our second hike, the Fire Wave trail, is one we've done before, 3½ years ago. But it's not less amazing because... well, look at the pictures.
The trail starts out on soft sand, heading toward a red rock bluff. The bluff isn't the destination. It's kind of... a bluff. 🤣 It is handsome to look at it, though.
The trail winds around the bluff and then drops down behind it. That's where things start to get real.
The trail leaves the sand behind and crosses bare sandstone. There are some markers telling you where to go, though a) it's not far, b) there's only, like, 30 other people walking there ahead of us on this beautiful holiday wekeend, and c) we know the route anyway.
The "Fire Wave" is the undulating ribbon of colors in the rock we're walking on. Red, pink, orange, yellow, white.
Some people wait to get to the fire wave to snap pictures then leave. They don't know they're already there.
This is the most postcard-y spot of the Fire Wave. ...Though who sends postcards anymore? Now it's the most Instagram-worthy spot.
That little knob in the previous picture is easy to climb. ...Well, easy if you have good shoes and a bit of nerve. From up here the view is great.
To be continued....
Update: this hike's not even halfway over yet! Keep reading about The 7 Wonders Loop.
Valley of Fire State Park - Sun, 19 Feb 2023, 11:30am
Our first hike of the day, the White Domes trail (previous blog), was amazing; doubly so, because it was new to us. Our second hike, the Fire Wave trail, is one we've done before, 3½ years ago. But it's not less amazing because... well, look at the pictures.
The trail starts out on soft sand, heading toward a red rock bluff. The bluff isn't the destination. It's kind of... a bluff. 🤣 It is handsome to look at it, though.
The trail winds around the bluff and then drops down behind it. That's where things start to get real.
The trail leaves the sand behind and crosses bare sandstone. There are some markers telling you where to go, though a) it's not far, b) there's only, like, 30 other people walking there ahead of us on this beautiful holiday wekeend, and c) we know the route anyway.
The "Fire Wave" is the undulating ribbon of colors in the rock we're walking on. Red, pink, orange, yellow, white.
Some people wait to get to the fire wave to snap pictures then leave. They don't know they're already there.
This is the most postcard-y spot of the Fire Wave. ...Though who sends postcards anymore? Now it's the most Instagram-worthy spot.
That little knob in the previous picture is easy to climb. ...Well, easy if you have good shoes and a bit of nerve. From up here the view is great.
To be continued....
Update: this hike's not even halfway over yet! Keep reading about The 7 Wonders Loop.