I stayed at at the Arch Rock Campground in Valley of Fire State Park Thursday night. I arrived right around sunset and I was very impressed by the scenery. The rocks are such a brilliant shade of red and have eroded into so many interesting shapes. I had a chance to go here back on my Jan Term Trip in 1999 but got out-voted - everyone else wanted to go stay in a crappy hotel in Vegas :p Well, let me tell you, they missed out! This is an awesome park. In the morning I saw Atlatl Rock and hiked the short Balanced Rock and Mouse's Tank Trails. At Mouse's Tank I scrambled off trail a bit to see some petroglyphs that I spotted way up high on the cliffs. All the petroglyphs I saw in the park were incredible! At around noontime I decided to hit the road for home, but this is a very cool area to explore, I will take Todd back here someday to see more of the park :)
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