Valley of Fire

Yesterday we took a family trip to what is called The Valley of Fire. It is a state park here in Nevada approximately 40 miles north of where we live (about an hour plus of the strip) Anyways, on our drive north we saw a baja style off road race going on. There were people stopped along the freeway to take part in watching the race. I couldn't believe how many people were out in the middle of nowhere to watch this thing. It was a first for me, but not Jayson. It brought back many memories of his childhood.
Here are some pictures of some racers...


Pictures below are of the Valley of Fire. It was a beautiful park if you like the desert atmosphere. It was a pretty nice day 70-80 degrees... at least not 120! Gwen did pretty good. I'm not sure if she's really into the hiking thing. We need to take her some more to get used to it. As for Magnum... he loved it! The only problem we had with him was he was throwing up rocks all day. I couldn't figure out as to why and when he ate them, but I did today!!! I forgot I had dumped some bacon grease next to the trashcans (in the rocks)in the backyard the other day and he must of enjoyed himself a bit.










I've saved the best picture for last though.

Yes, this woman was riding on a motorcycle with a Chihuahua strapped to her front side in a baby carrier. Yes... a baby carrier, but that's not it... look closely at the dog... do you see it? The dog is wearing goggles! Jayson and I couldn't stop laughing when we saw this. There are some strange people in this world I must say!