After the stressful show I had little time for a quick visit. I went to the Valley of Fire State Park. It is only 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas. I took the endless Interstate 15 North. Afterward I arrived on a secondary road, clearly indicating 'Travel at own risk' ... with no other option then to continue. At the horizon the red sandstone formations became visible.

I crossed the park from west to east, and went up north till White Domes. I stopped at several places, like Arch Rock, Seven Sisters, Elephant Rock, Fire Canyon, White Domes and of course the tourist Visitor Centre.

The red sandstone formation have bizarre shapes. The soil is fine granulated red sand, difficult to walk.

The valley was used by ancient people. Some fine examples of rock art can be found on several places in the park.

The valley was frequently used as a movie scene. The Martian scenes in the Star Trek Generations movie was filmed in the valley, as the red soil has a similarity with the red planet Mars. It is in that place that Captain Kirk fell to his death.