Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle: Let me second Red Rock Canyon. It's just west of town, and a whole 'nuther world. It's actually a complex of canyons radiating out from a central "bowl" like spokes of a wheel. Each canyon is different. If your time is limited, this is the place. The most scenery for the least travel. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/11860030RR-Calico-w.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/11880030K-MouseTank-w.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/11860017PandKRedRock-w.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/11850030KatyaBurroBW-w.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/11860023KatyaPeppermint2-w.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/11830024WeinerClimb.jpg.html About 45 minutes north, then another 20 minutes east through some Indian land is Valley of Fire State Park. If you want to see lots of *really* red rock and some spectacular formations, go there. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/Nev6-02VallFireEntrance-w.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/Nev6-34KatyaValleyFire-w.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/Nev06-05Arch-w.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/11880008TheRock-w.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/11880014Cbal.jpg.html http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/Nevada/11880006KatyaSunset-w.jpg.html As Doug mentioned, Death Valley is a couple of hours away. There is also a ghost town called Rhyolite in the vicinity. There are places in surrounding counties where "the oldest profession" is practiced legally. I don't know how amenable to photography they are, though. In fact, I don't know anything about them at all, except that I remember signs advertizing their presence on the road between Las Vegas and Death Valley. There are also some amusing signs warning travelers that entrance to various nuclear test sites is strictly forbidden. Enjoy your trip. Nothing in Las Vegas itself is real, but they do it so well. --Peter Kyle wrote: > I'll be in Vegas this weekend (friday - sunday) signing books at the > SHOT show -- I'd love to get out of town and do some photography in the > desert. Anybody have any ideas? or, even better, anybody want to get > together?