Valley Of Fire

We went camping this weekend in the Valley of Fire fire, next to Lake Mead. It was alot of fun! The trip didn't get off to a great start. We got of out town later than we wanted to, and halfway there our dog, Makayla, threw up all over Taylor and Alysa. We didn't get there until after dark, and we had a hard time finding a spot. When we finally got everything set up, we all went to bed and fell asleep as soon as our heads hit the pillow! I couldn't believe the view that we woke up to the next morning! Very beautiful!!! Since we arrived in the dark the night before, we had no idea! The red rocks were so neat, and there were indian petroglyphs everywhere - even in our campsite!!!

Saturday, we went on a couple of short hikes. We went to Atlatl Rock (that is where the picture to the right is from), and to Rock Arch. It was really to hot to do much else. So we went back and hung out at camp, and BBQ'd some hamburgers. It was really nice just to get out of the house, and let the kids run around! The older kids were having fun climbing on the rock hills looking for caves. Eddie and Brylee were keeping themselves entertained by trying to catch Lizards. Brian finally caught a lizard for Brylee, and she gave it a kiss before letting it go. Eddie climbed all the way up a big rock wall chasing a lizard! I have no idea how he got all the way up there!

Sunday, I got up early so we could hike a little before it got to hot. Brian, Brylee, Alysa, and Michael were being lazy and wanted to sleep in, so it was just Taylor, Ady and I. We went to see the cabins - they are some stone houses the the state build in 1936 for travelers to stay in when they were passing through. They were really cool. Then we went on a hike to see Mouse's tank. Which is a hole in the rock, that holds water during the hot summer months. It is named after an indian fugitive named Mouse, who just to hide out there. We hiked down through a rock canyon. It was really pretty, and there were indian petroglyphs pretty much everywhere we looked!

When we got back from the hike, we packed up and came home. We were all tired and dirty - especially Brylee who didn't wear shoes most of the time. Her feet were caked with dirt. Yuck! I think every one was looking forward to a shower and their own bed!