friendly home, operating on solar power. T ey even converted their diesel vehicles to used cooking oil. Even her meat loaf supper was cooked in an outdoor oven but we could not stay for supper.
Valley of Fire T e Valley of Fire in Nevada is made
for RV’ers. T e valley is a state park and located off Highway 15 [Exit 75], 55 miles northeast of Las Vegas. It is Nevada’s largest and oldest state park. On leaving Highway 15 you travel
Rooster Butte and Battleship Rock, Valley of the Gods.
Valley of the Gods is really a smaller version of Monument Valley. T e red sandstone rock formations provide incredible scenery and very picturesque towers of rock monuments. Navajo legend has it that the towering rocks/ sentinels are warriors turned into stone and appearing now as Gods. For Patricia and myself, we kept saying, “Oh My God, Oh My God!” Close to the Valley of the Gods are a
number of attractions. On Highway 261, the Moki Dugway Road with its hairpin turns winds up along the face of the Cedar Mesa. T e Muley Point Overlook at 6,425-ſt has a spectacular view. On returning, the gravel road quickly descends 1,200-ſt with a 10% grade over only 3 miles. T is is not a road for those with a weak stomach. Not far away, visit the Gooseneck State
Park and the switchback meandering San Juan River. Stop at the unique rock formation of Mexican Hat and learn the Indian legend of how a sleeping Mexican was turned into stone. Lastly, at the western entrance to the
valley, Claire and Gary Dorgan operate a B&B as well as serving as the unoffi cial caretakers of the valley. Claire provided us with a guided tour, explaining their house was the only private residence located on 360,000 acres of the valley. T eir B&B is a model environmentally-
Women in a Tub, Valley of the Gods.
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through the Moapa Indian Reservation on Highway 169. Our fi rst view of the valley leſt the impression that the rocks were on fi re. T e state park has 34,880 acres with a paved 10.5-mile [16.8 km] road through the park. T e valley is located in a basin, 4 by 6 miles, which abuts the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. At 2,000 to
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