valley of fire

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FIRE IN A FURNACE, THATS THE VALLEY OF FIRE. SANDSTONE, BRIGHT YELLOW, ORANGE, AND RED SANDSTONE THATS ON FIRE WITH COLOR...COLOR YOU HAVE'NT SEEN BEFORE,  HIDDEN IN THIS VALLEY CLOSE TO LAS VEGAS..SHAPES ERODED THROUGH TIME, TEXTURES, AND LIGHT THAT BURNS BRIGHT AS THE SUN..A PLACE SO HOT THE PARK CLOSES PARKING AREAS IN THE  SUMMER MONTHS SO NO ONE CAN PARK AND WALK. PEOPLE DIE THERE WITHOUT WATER.  MOSTLY THOSE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE DESERT HEAT, AND NOT PREPARED FOR ITS BRUTAL REALITY. THE BEST TIME TO GO IS SEPTEMBER THROUGH APRIL. THEN EVERYTHING IS OPEN AND IT MAY ONLY REACH 90-95. BUT ONE STILL HAS TO PREPARE AS HIKES CAN EXPOSE YOU TO THE PUNISHING SUN EVEN DURING THESE MONTHS. 

THE LANDSCAPE PLAYS THE PART.  IT IS ON FIRE WITH BRILLIANT COLORS AS IF THE EARTH HAD OPENED  TO SEE THE HOT BURNING MAGMA BELOW. IT IS A PLACE TO WALK AND OBSERVE HOW  THE PASSAGE OF TIME SHAPES OUR LANDSCAPE. NOT IN A GRAND WAY AS IN A YOSEMITE , OR GRAND CANYON, OR ZION.  IT ASKS FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LANDSCAPE AND THE GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHWESTERN DESERTS. A PLACE NOT TO MISS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A PHOTOGRAPHER.. A PLACE THAT WIL ONE DAY MILLIONS OF YEARS FROM NOW WILL RETURN TO A SANDY SEA..