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Just some examples of interesting plants from California and Nevada.

Cholla cactus

Water drops - Redwood Park

Forest floor - Redwood Park

Forest floor 2 - Redwood Park

Forest floor 3 - Redwood Park

Death Valley Giant

Yucca in full bloom - Nevada

Valley of Fire State Park of Nevada is located about an hour outside of Las Vegas. It is not as large or well known as some of the National parks of southern Utah but the red rock formations found there are just as spectacular. It is also one of the the best places in Nevada to view ancient Indian petroglyphs. While the meaning of these images have been lost to history, there is some very intriguing hypotheses. The famous bighorn sheep images have been widely interpreted as hunting symbols but could mean movement or direction as part of a larger story. Spirals are also very commonly found in the area and in this case the meaning is more clear. If you go up and around in the direction of the spiral you will usually find something of interest such as another more important petroglyph panel or even a water source.

"Bighorn" sheep

Anthropomorphic figures

Shield or war figure

Large spiral

Elongated figure

Very unique human figure

Likely falling water symbols