Nevada

So there I was... at Nellis AFB, Nevada. I'm not a big fan of Vegas, or of the Strip - one visit was more than enough for me. Nonetheless, there was some pretty interesting stuff there. For example, this McDonald's was accessed via an escalator. It was the first I'd ever seen. And of course, the water shows in front of the Bellagio are pretty sweet too.

The next weekend was more along my line. I drove out the Valley of Fire National Park with a good friend of mine from the Academy, and we spent the day exploring the wonders of God's creation. It was amazing! Plus, part of Transformers was filmed on the very stretches of road which we drove on.

Chuckwallas

A little cavern carved into the sandstone

An arch - it fell down a week after I took this picture

There were some pretty abrupt changes in color

The moon and red sanstone

Elephant Rock

A panorama of the park entrance.

Needless to say, I had a great time. It's a very easy park to get around - I think that the longest trail was about two miles long, and pretty much everything can be reached by cars on roads.