Playing Lambs

 

We went to hike and photograph the landscape but were surprised to see a herd of desert bighorn sheep along the road on  our first morning in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.  We searched for the during the rest of our stay but did not find them again. Recorded with a 24-105 lens on a Sonya7Rii.

Family Photo, 2000 B.C.

 That was my first thought when I saw these figures holding hands. There several similar petroglyphs in Valley of Fire State Park with 4 human-like figures holding hands. It reminded me of the decals on the back of family vans. Most of these rocks have fallen from heights of 400-500 feet and now are more accessible than when the drawings were originally done. The rock below is up about 30 feet with the 8-10 inch foot hold to stand in while chipping the images into the sandstone. They are fascinating reminders of our long standing need to record and remember.
 

Finding order in chaos

I just returned from a beautiful week in the desert, a perfect balm for the long gray winter. To complete the escape I left the computer home and am just going over images for the first time. The advantage is reliving the trip all over again but the disadvantage is not seeing the dust spots until now. One challenge shooting in the desert is finding organization in apparent chaos. A short hike on the Redstone Trail in Lake Mead Nat. Rec. Area was a case in point. The second two images were found in this small area along the trail.