We decided to return to the Rimrocks and Toadstools area for this morning’s sunrise shoot. I got low to the ground to frame one of the ‘toadstools’ using a hole in this weathered rock. The scene certainly took on the appearance of an alien world.

We then headed to our last photography destination of the tour, the Valley of Fire, a state park which is located 55 miles northeast of Las Vegas.  It was the first state park created in Nevada and contains some 36,000 acres.  The park is known for a number of natural features but what first strikes you is the range of colors in the sandstone.

I was particularly interested in the purple and magenta colors that run through many of the formations in the park.  We’ll be back here in the morning for the last shoot of the tour.