Valley of Fire , Technicolor basin

 This is an extension of a hike we started last year to a part of the park that gets little visitation. It can be from about 4 miles long to 6 miles long depending on how much exploration you do. We start at P2 and walk west through the escarpment between the Top of world arch rock and the eye of the iguana rock to the prospect trail and explore the west side of the Prospect trail.

The canyon through the rocks is called Oak canyon. It passes below Top of the World Arch.

A small window along the canyon. Just past this formaion the trail turns sharp right through a slot and hidden room where you can get through to the Prospect. Trail.

Here we have crossed the Prospect trail and are climbing the other side to see what is there.

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A lot of colorful rocks apparently.

This is a high point we climbed to that had a larke flat top perfect for a break. Its about 30 feet down on all sides.

The top of that high point had some conglomerate sandstone with unusual paterns.

Small see-thru cave.

The ramp down from the flat high spot.

Pink fins

Looking north toward the red rocks.

Giant stone goldfish.

Two-eyed rock monster

Petrified giant lady bug.

Group of male bighorns

The bighorns with a redrock background.

We came across a small canyon with water.

This is a rock I saw on Google and wanted to see close up. It was the northernmost point on the hike today.

On the south side of the rock was a small slot with water.

We turned south through this pink rock area and headed toward Morrow arch.

That put us back near the prospect trail where the most colorful rocks are. Mainly yellow, purple, and red.

A flat thin window arch.