Valley of Fire State Park, January 2023

Our campsite

Balanced Rock

Petroglyphs

Fire Wave

Fire Wave

Fire Wave

Pastel Canyon

More petroglyphs at Atlatl Rock

Arch Rock

Fire Canyon

Fire Canyon

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