Days 1 & 2 - Valley of Fire

Days 1 & 2 - Valley of Fire

It was hot and dry with a scorching southerly wind whipping up dust and pollen. We wanted an easy first day and settled on our favorite state park, Valley of Fire, ~60 miles northeast of Las Vegas. We avoided the interstate and took the scenic route through Lake Las Vegas and along Northshore Road.

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Yee-Haw – Whooping It Up at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo

 Yee-Haw – Whooping It Up at the Clark County Fair & Rodeo

We haven’t been to a county fair or a rodeo in years. When we were visiting the Lost City Museum in Overton last month, we saw a poster for the upcoming fair/rodeo and thought it would be fun… and it definitely was.

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Discovering the Lost City Museum - Overton Nevada

Discovering the Lost City Museum - Overton Nevada

One thing always leads to another with us. I wrote a blog about our shrinking Lake Mead and learned about St. Thomas, the ghost town that had emerged again when Lake Mead’s level drastically declined. As a result, we decided to visit St. Thomas. While at the ghost town, we learned about the Old Arrowhead Trail, the first all-weather autoroute from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles. A section of it (~6 miles) travels through Valley of Fire State Park, so we decided to find it. While researching the trail, I learned about The Lost City Museum in Overton and then… yup, a visit to the museum was on our radar.

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