valley of fire, North hinterlands, short loop

This hike in Valley of Fire started at the Duck Rock trailhead and went left to the first set of pectroglyphs, then right to the wash and the second set of pectroglyphs. Then we took another wash back to the car.

The loop was 3 miles in length and had about 500 ft of elevation change.

After hiking up the closed road about a half mile we branched off to the first panel near the base of the big round rock visible from the trail.

View from the trail. The pectroglyphs are in the rocks below the pointy mountain.

 Getting closer to them. They are in the rocks just right of center.

 First panel.

A rock in front of the first panel

Whipple Yucca in bloom

Zebra tail lizard.

Catclaw Acacia in bloom.

Young Chuckwalla

Duck rock

duck rock

The second panel is at the bottom of a pour over. We had to work our way around to the left. The petroglyphs themselves are unusual in that they are not chipped into desert varnish, but are carved into light tan sandstone.

detail of the second set of pectroglyphs past the water traps in the wash.

Milkweed

On the way back to the car

Cars are just over the hill