P8220431

SNev - Red Rock Cyn Rec. Area

Folder: Nevada, southern
The one in Nevada! A sandstone escarpment west of Las Vegas (and now a very popular outdoor recreation area). Most of it is administered by the BLM; one canyon, the old Krupp/Hughes ranch, is a state park, and there is one private dude ranch (Bonnie Springs).
35-hiking-r_adj

35-hiking-r_adj

30 Apr 1960 139
34-hiking-r_adj

34-hiking-r_adj

30 Apr 1960 141
14-red_rock_ig_adj

14-red_rock_ig_adj

01 Nov 1971 131
18-jack&maddy_ig_adj

18-jack&maddy_ig_adj

01 Nov 1971 133
09-keystone_thrust-1-80_adj

09-keystone_thrust-1-80_adj

01 Jan 1979 124
33-mom4_ig_adj

33-mom4_ig_adj

01 Feb 1980 124
24-desert_view_adj

24-desert_view_adj

01 Sep 1980 134
16-j&john_on_trail_ig

16-j&john_on_trail_ig

01 Apr 2001 170
18-cyn_end_ig

18-cyn_end_ig

01 Apr 2001 143
crag_view

crag_view

01 Apr 2001 143
john_on_trail3

john_on_trail3

01 Apr 2001 123
trail_view

trail_view

01 Apr 2001 123
Aztec Sandstone

Aztec Sandstone

01 Apr 2001 1 240
Outcrops of Aztec Sandstone showing large-scale crossbedding. Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area, southern Nevada, USA. The Aztec is correlative with the Navajo Sandstone of Utah (Zion Canyon) and Arizona (Glen Canyon), but has a different name here for historical reasons.
12-aztec-ss2_ig_adj

12-aztec-ss2_ig_adj

01 Apr 2001 1 180
19-cyn_end_ig_adj

19-cyn_end_ig_adj

01 Apr 2001 1 1 167
Lost Creek

Lost Creek

01 Apr 2001 1 2 160
In the Red Rock National Conservation Area, in southern Nevada just outside Las Vegas: www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca.html Not most people's idea of the ambience around Vegas!
First Creek

First Creek

21 Dec 2008 3 1 255
Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area, southern Nevada, USA. Only about 10 airline miles west of Las Vegas.
Concretions

Concretions

21 Dec 2008 2 269
Hematitic concretions in a block of Aztec Sandstone. Coffee cup for scale. Red Rock Canyon Recreation Area, southern Nevada, USA.
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