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Elephant Rock

Daily Photo – Elephant Rock

So one of the most novel rock formations in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada is Elephant Rock – to the extent it’s featured in a line drawing on the front of the park brochure (pdf). Elephant Rock is plainly visible from Route 169, a couple of miles or so east of the Clark Memorialnear the eastern entrance to the park. As I recall, there’s no pull-off on the road and there’s a hill and blind curve so […]

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Captain Clark Memorial

Daily Photo – Memorial to Captain Clark

This image is of the memorial to Captain John Clark. Clark was a Civil War veteran who moved to California after the end of the war. He was found dead under his wagon on June 15, 1915, near this spot.

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