Nevada

That red is one of the predominant colours of the rocks in the sun-sorched desert of southern Nevada seems highly appropriate. When the rays of the sun pass horizontally through many miles of atmospheric dust, namely at sunrise and sunset, this redness sometimes takes on a Mars-like quality as seen in this picture. It was taken close to the northern city limits of Las Vegas. It somehow got overlooked while file-sorting for the thumbnails below.

Horse with no name, east of
Great Basin National Park

Valley of Fire State Park

Welcome sign to this state park
north-east of Las Vegas

Valley of Fire State Park

Horse with no name, east of
Great Basin National Park

Valley of Fire State Park

Red Rock Canyon, west of Las Vegas

Avoiding the macrobiotic crust,
Red Rock Canyon

Red Rock Canyon, west of Las Vegas

Proud owner at a lay-by,
Red Rock Canyon

Close-up, Red Rock Canyon

Proud owner at a lay-by,
Red Rock Canyon

Backlit joshua tree
at Red Rock Canyon

Proud owner at a lay-by,
Red Rock Canyon

Backlit yucca plant at sunrise,
Red Rock Canyon

Blooming tree,
Red Rock Canyon

Joshua tree at Red Rock Canyon

Cathedral Gorge State Park

White Mountain Peak,
highest point in Nevada

Too tall Tony, road to Great Basin
National Park from Baker

Valley of Fire State Park

Sign at Valley of Fire State Park

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