Valley of fire pinnacles

Saturday 4 of us went on a Sierra Club hike to the Pinnacles. It was 5 miles and 500 ft of gain.
Starting out from the Atlatl Rock parking lot and headed west toward the gap in the ridge visible from the start. The pinnacles are behind the ridge to the right.

starting out from the Atlatl rock petroglyphs

 The start of the trail toward the gap in the gray limestone ridge

 The trail passes several colorful outcrops.

 Two bighorns we saw on the way

 First view of the pinnacles

 A balanced rock

 Walking through the middle of the pinnacles

Small window and yellow lichen

 Backside of the pinnacles with reflected sunglow

 4 bighorn on the way back

Last rock outcrop before getting back to the start of the hike