Spring Break 2014 - Valley Of Fire State Park

We had a great trip to Nevada and Utah in Snap, Crackle, Pop (Up).

Our first night was spent at Valley Of Fire State Park, Nevada's oldest and largest state park. I was a little anxious because its campgrounds are first-come, first-served. Fortunately, there were plenty of
spaces still available at Arch Campground when we arrived at about 3:00 p.m. We were in spot 9.

Bodie and Libby had fun playing on the rocks in the campground. Later, we looked at the petroglyphs on Atlatl Rock, visited the Beehives, and hiked the Petrified Logs trail.

It got windy during the night. Very windy! The kids were able to sleep, but Kristi and I didn't do as well. We had the screens open because it was a warm night and we thought it would keep the trailer from blowing over. Fine particles of sand blew in all night, covering everything. By the morning the gusts were so strong I thought the trailer was going to blow away! The gusts must have been 40+ mph! We were supposed to spend a second night, but the forecast called for wind all day. So, we decided to head to Zion National Park a day early. We did a quick takedown, packed up camp, and explored the park. We drove to Rainbow Vista, hiked part of Mouse's Tank where we saw many more petroglyphs, and explored the visitor's center.