Tag Archives: Northshore Road This is a wide angle view of the Bowl of Fire. As the crow flies, it’s about 30 miles east of Las Vegas to the north side of Northshore Road in the Lake Mead National Recreational Area. While the work ‘fire’ might lead some to think it’s volcanic in origin, the red rocks are actually…  This image was taken looking east along North Shore Road in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. There are some spectacular desert vistas along this road. no comments  Ever since I had my own transport, I’ve taken off on these solo journeys – by car or motorcycle – to see what I could see. I was in Las Vegas in 2006 because my wife was attending a conference and I was tagging along. So while she was soaking up knowledge, I was soaking… show 2 comments 
Drove across the dam on our way home to you, stopped to take in a visit to the workings Mavis had very sore feet from the heat in Vegas so it was a bit of a tip toe visit, we were on a curtuitous route home to you, apart from the 18 wheelers on the hairpins back up the Police had seen fit to stop a couple of cars and carry out a detailed search, caused a hair raising restriction in the road width of which they seemed blissfully anaware.
They say the desert only flowers once in a hundred years but it looks as if it is a daily occurence if your in the right place. |
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by Richard Davis
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[...] of Fire So yesterday I posted a wide angle (17mm) shot of the Bowl of Fire and today I’m posting a detail. If you look at yesterday’s shot there are two outcrops [...]