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Valley of Fire State Park Nevada. By 'DRMW' I've made my fair share of trips to Las Vegas and have been to some interesting places off The Strip. Most visitors to Sin City will head out to Hoover Dam, take a helicopter to the Grand Canyon, or drive along ...  

looking at your Interstates all I can think of is pedal to the metal.... :) Country to explore for sure.... my dream, long time now, is to take year off and travel around your marvelous country Cheers D

Hello Ares501, Appreciate you looking, had a great time out there and wish I could have hike in more areas. Speed limit is 35 mph and less in certain areas, that time lapse makes it seem faster than it really was (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! ...  

I love that video, that was a fin and creative idea. As for the desert I couldn't agree with you more about its beauty. Of course, I am biased since I am a desert dweller myself. -- Sancerre

In undergrad I was out in Arizona so I had an appreciation like yourself for the desert, amazing what is out there if you know where to look. Any national parks or designated desert sight seeing areas in your neck of the woods? -MW BTW sancerre, nice avat... 

From Phoenix, head toward lake Roosevelt via Tortilla flats, it doesn't get much better for desert landscape. There are scores of others, but I would start there. Just thinking about it inspires me to plan a photo trip over the holidays. If I manage to ge... 

... was 35 mph ... and the 55 miles are a 45 minute drive ? :-) :-) :-) ... shall i call the judge or a lawyer ? Great stuff out there in the desert my friend, it must have been very hot seeing the sun shining in a way we never see it where i live :-) ...... 

My bad, I need to clarify that the speed limit inside the park is 35mph while the Interstate 15 is 55mph to 70mph so being the law abiding citizen that I am, I went 25 inside the park and about 50 on the freeway! hehehehehe! -MW

Did you spend the night there to see if any aliens came to visit?

Didn't see any aliens but Vegas trips always requires a stop for 'Alien beef jerky' in Baker. Hope all is well sten! -MW

Very cool video of your drive through the Valley of Fire. Perfect song match too. Out of many trips to Vegas, we've never ventured out to the Valley of Fire. Looks like we'll need to take a drive there. Thanks for sharing this DRMW. Regards, ED-209

How do you get the sky to be so blue? Filter? Or the sky in America inherently bluer than the sky in Indonesia? :) cen@jkt

It's mostly a D800 and 16-35, no filters, and a Canon Powershot p&s. Video is GoPro Hero2 with stills from the Nikon and Canon. Although I adjusted my RAW pics for ev comp and slight color saturation in irfanview, the sky was amazingly blue in certain... 

One question. Any good food in the area? Great scenery. Thanks for taking us along. JerryW

Only soda, water, and junk food snacks at the Visitor's Center. If you come out to the Valley of Fire you must be prepared especially if you want to stay for a while. The closest gas station is 11 miles from the West Entrance and 14 miles from the East En... 

this place looks amazing.. and I love your photos with the BLUE sky...unlike the gray stuff here in LA may I ask how long does it take to make it thru the drive that you did in the park? Any concessions for the kiddies? Thanks Ming!

It was nice to see the blue skies and lucky for us it was not that hot. Since you have a nice camera, you'll want to spend at least 3 hours inside the park to get some good shots. Longer if you want to hike around the trails. If you just want to drive aro... 

will put this on the bookmark list and revisit when we go back to Vegas!

Happy holidays ocwatching! -MW

very beautiful Ming, thanks for sharing

Thanks Quan, appreciate you looking! -MW

I went there in september 2003, and it was a fantastic experience. Long lonely roads, very nice weather and a lovely copilot. Also went to Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon and the other "tipical" things. :) Thanks. Vte :)

The Grand Canyon is amazing very cool you got to see a lot on your trip out to Nevada. Did you make it to Red Rock Canyon? -MW

We went to San Francisco, L.A., Las Vegas, Chicago, and some places in Wisconsin and surroundings to visit some friends. We had a great time, an unforgettable trip. As far as I remember, no, we didn't make it to Red Rock Canyon, but maybe we did. :) I cam...