• Valley of Fire State Park is the oldest state park in Nevada, USA. It covers an area of 34,880 acres (14,120 ha) and was dedicated in 1935. It derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. These features, which are the centerpiece of the park's attractions, often appear to be on fire when reflecting the sun's rays.
  Valley of Fire is located 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Las Vegas, at an elevation between 2,000-2,600 feet (610-790 m). It abuts the Lake Mead National Recreation Area at the Virgin River confluence. It lies in a 4 by 6 mi (6.4 by 9.7 km) basin.
  Geology : The Valley of Fire derives its name from red sandstone formations created from great shifting sand dunes during the Judaic Period, 150 million years ago. Complex uplifting and faulting of the region, followed by extensive erosion, have created the present landscape. Other important rock formations include limestones, shales and conglomerates.
  Elephant Rock : Prehistoric users of the Valley of Fire included the Ancient Pueblo Peoples, also known as the Anasazi, who were farmers from the nearby fertile Moapa Valley. Their approximate span of occupation has been dated from 300 B.C. to A.D. 1150. Their visits probably involved hunting, food gathering, and religious ceremonies, although scarcity of water would have limited their stay. Fine examples of rock art left by these ancient peoples can be found at several sites within the park.
  Climate : Winters are mild with temperatures ranging from 32 °F (0 °C) to 75 °F (24 °C). Daily summer highs usually exceed 100 °F (38 °C) and may reach 120 °F (49 °C). Summer temperatures can vary widely from day to night. Light winter showers and summer thunderstorms bring an average annual rainfall of 4 inches (100 mm).
  Film history : Valley of Fire is a popular location to shoot automobile commercials and other commercial photography. The Professionals with Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, and Claudia Cardinale was filmed in 1966. As of 2007 a piece of the movie set is still up for tourists to view. The 1984-1987 CBS TV show Airwolf used the Valley of Fire, named The Valley of the Gods in the show, as the secret hiding place of the stolen Super-helicopter Airwolf.
  Cherry 2000 uses the Beehive group camping area as the Sky Ranch compound of the lead antagonist.
  The outside Mars scenes from Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, were almost totally shot in Valley of Fire.
  Star Trek Generations was filmed in Valley of Fire, and it was here that Captain Kirk fell to his death. In the film, Lake Mead is clearly visible in the background.
  Criss Angel filmed an extreme stunt on his show: Criss Angel Mindfreak here.
  Source:Wikipedia

The scenery seen somewhere. It is the star of Star Trek.
Soft red sandstone creates interesting scenery by weathering.
In India, some architects were created like Qtub Minar or Red Fort.
The spectacle like the desert continues as long as surroundings are looked about.
Patterns like hieroglyph were carved on stone surfaces.
Petroglyphs that ancient Indian left.			Carved on vertical rock surfaces.
It seems to have come to a different star when seeing in the scenery.
Nature even in the road of this scenery.		Space alien seems to come out from rock hole.
Seeing this scenery has rocks widely, but scale is not as big as Grand Canyon.
Is the photo hippopotamus, off course not.		The plant has grown though it is a little.
Strange space aliens dash out holes.			Red sandstone scenery.
Welcome to star of fire.	It is not a deep valley but enclosed with mountains.

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