Sedimentary Layers -- Sandstone Rock Formations in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
by Darin Volpe
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Sedimentary Layers -- Sandstone Rock Formations in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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Darin Volpe
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Photograph - Photography
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40 miles northeast of Las Vegas is a 40,000 acre Nevada state park where Aztec sandstone glows red in the desert sun, giving the valley its name. It was dedicated in 1935 and is Nevada's oldest and largest state park, but the formations themselves have been 150 million years in the making. Humans have occupied the land as long as 11,000 years ago and the Basketmaker culture left petroglyphs behind in the stone 2,500 years ago. The park also holds the distinction of standing in for Veridian III, the site where Captain James T. Kirk met his demise in Star Trek Generations.
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January 1st, 2018
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