I am so humbled by the beauty that God gives in this world! Brought to my knees, brought to the depth seeing His care for us in these gifts of nature and wonder in His handiwork. I am so blessed to have a husband who allows this crazy wife of his to tromp off to places unknown with her dog at daybreak and run to catch the sunrise uphill through a sand dune!
This was one time I gladly allowed Tye to tug
on the rope to help me uphill!
I was rewarded with this: beauty in the sky and in the rocks
surrounding me! *
We arrived yesterday afternoon in Valley of the Fire State
Park, Nevada's first state park and what a jewel in the desert! It is spring everywhere here and so many
desert flowers I have never seen!
We camped in the Atatl Campground but did not climb to see
the Petroglyphs nearby. We camped right
up against a huge red rock which provided much needed morning shade. Soon, I was watching the birds and listening
to the cheep cheep of babies somewhere near when Steve said, "That bird
just disappeared inside that rock!" Sure enough there was the tiniest of
crevices and it made aplace for a safe haven, a cleft in the rock. I am so reminded that the Lord keeps us safe
in the cleft, surrounded by His desire for love and relationship, holding us
fast and firm. Check out this picture
for a tiny bit of dry grass, the nest is behind that out of sight.
A quick trip to the visitor center found a helpful ranger who
gave us a heads up on what we could do as the sun was setting. We drove back to camp for supper before
heading up the road to see the sights.
Fire Canyon Road...whew, we could really see why it was
named that! We got some great shots of the Strawberry Hedgehog cactus in bloom.
Such lovely colors in these rocks!
Our next stop was Valley of Fire Canyon and a big white clay
dome.
I took Tye for a 10 minute walk and was rewarded with this
amazing colorful rock
Here we are as we left Valley of Fire State Park this
morning April 9, 2014. Next stop Leeds
Utah to visit family for a few days. I
will write up two more separate blogs on my two hikes this morning arriving at
the first hike at 6am. I'm so thankful I
did...whew, it is 80 degrees by 11 am.
keep writing and showing us these beautiful photos. I am enjoying it.
ReplyDeleteLove all the pictures and keeping in touch with you on your great adventure!
ReplyDeleteThank you ladies! It sure helps to know someone is watching and reading. I would share it hand in hand with both of you dear friends! Thanks for allowing me to share vicariously with you!
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