Welcome to Valley of Fire State Park,
Nevada's oldest state park,
dedicated in 1935.
The Valley derives its name
from the red sand formations
and the stark beauty of the Mojave Desert.
Only 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas,
the park occupies a basin about 6 miles long
and 3-4 miles wide.
It's jagged walls and rough floor contain
formations of eroded red sandstone formed
from great shifting sand dunes that
date back 150 million years.
Complex uplifting and faulting of the region,
followed by extensive erosion,
have created the present landscape.
Other rock formations include shales, conglomerates,
and limestone.
In Memory of Sergeant John J. Clark
John J. Clark was born in Canada in 1844. He enlisted as a private in Company F of the New York Infantry in 1862, serving actively in the Civil War. After being shot in the hand and contracting typhoid fever, he was honorably discharged 6 March 1863 as a sergeant in Company B of the New York Calvary.
Following his discharge, Sergeant Clark emigrated to Southern California to Salt Lake City on a buckboard, he stopped near this spot, tied his horse to the back of the wagon and wandered around, possibly looking for water. Eventually, he crawled under his buckboard and died,
presumably from thirst, several days before his body was found 30 June 1915.
This formation is known as Seven Sisters.
Leaving Valley of Fire
and going back to Vegas.
Welcome to Valley of Fire State Park,
Nevada's oldest state park,
dedicated in 1935.
The Valley derives its name
from the red sand formations
and the stark beauty of the Mojave Desert.
Only 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas,
the park occupies a basin about 6 miles long
and 3-4 miles wide.
It's jagged walls and rough floor contain
formations of eroded red sandstone formed
from great shifting sand dunes that
date back 150 million years.
Complex uplifting and faulting of the region,
followed by extensive erosion,
have created the present landscape.
Other rock formations include shales, conglomerates,
and limestone.
In Memory of Sergeant John J. Clark
John J. Clark was born in Canada in 1844. He enlisted as a private in Company F of the New York Infantry in 1862, serving actively in the Civil War. After being shot in the hand and contracting typhoid fever, he was honorably discharged 6 March 1863 as a sergeant in Company B of the New York Calvary.
Following his discharge, Sergeant Clark emigrated to Southern California to Salt Lake City on a buckboard, he stopped near this spot, tied his horse to the back of the wagon and wandered around, possibly looking for water. Eventually, he crawled under his buckboard and died,
presumably from thirst, several days before his body was found 30 June 1915.
This formation is known as Seven Sisters.
Leaving Valley of Fire
and going back to Vegas.
In a couple of your pictures, it looks as if you might have lost a shoe???? Maybe I need to continue reading...
ReplyDeleteYes, NMOAC, I had a shoe not in the picture. What happened was I needed a foot lift from Mr. Hawthorne to get a leg up in the little niche. I took off the offensive shoe in order to leave a white sock in his pliant palms.
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