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Take a Hike! Article and Photos

By Norm Kresge

The Fire Wave at Valley of Fire

that tourists
Now it’s started
summer and asking at
we’re warm, the Visitor
let’s start Center at
planning our Valley of
cool weather Fire where
hikes. There this hike
is a relatively was. Now
new trail at it’s marked
Valley of Fire and enjoyed
State Park by many
called the Fire hikers.
Wave that’s This is
only about a a short
half mile each trail that
way, but you is slightly
can extend the downhill
distance by The Fire Wave on the way
Volunteers dedicated to the preservation of Red Rock Canyon
exploring. The to the Fire
story goes that this trail was the result of some Wave. You walk through very fine sand on the
German tourists just exploring at the Valley of beginning part of the trail, skirting a beautiful
Fire and they came upon this depression with deep red
striped sandstone — certainly not as beautiful sandstone
as the famous outcrop.
Wave in Then you
Coyote Buttes arrive at
in Utah/ sandstone
Arizona — that’s
but pretty almost flat.
enough. When It looks
the tourists like it was
returned poured
home, they there when
posted photos it was wet
of the hike and it dried. Choosing the route
on a tourist
website, It’s not too much more walking along this
and German flatter sandstone when you arrive above a large
Signage at parking area #3

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