Beautiful Afternoon over Red Rock Valley
Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area is located just to the west of Las Vegas Nevada. The hill on the left side of this image is called Blue Diamond Hill and on the right side of the valley is are the Red Rock Cliffs Bridge Mountain, then left of that is Rainbow Mountain and Mount Wilson followed by the Sandstone Bluffs.
Red Rock is a place very popular with climbers who love to practice on its many cliff faces scattered throughout the park. The highest point is La Madre Mountain, at 8,154 feet (2,485 m).
In the distance along the mountain line is Mount Potosi and all of these are part of the Spring Mountains.
The following is from this Research Source:
The first humans were attracted to the Red Rock area due to its resources of water, plant, and animal life that could not be easily found in the surrounding desert. Hunters and gatherers such as the historical Southern Paiute and the much older Archaic, or Desert Culture Native Americans, have successively occupied this area.
As many as six different First Nations Native American cultures may have been present at Red Rock over the millennia. The following chronology is an approximation, from the present to ancient pre-history:
· Southern Paiute- 900 to modern times
· Patayan Culture - 900 to early historic times in the 1800s
· Anasazi - 1 AD to 1150
· Pinto/Gypsum- (Archaic) 3500 BC to 1 AD
· San Dieguito - 7000 to 5500 BC
· Paleo-Indians (Tule Springs)- 11,000 to 8000 BC.
Numerous petroglyphs, as well as pottery fragments, remain today throughout the area. In addition, several roasting pits used by the early Native Americans at Red Rock provide further evidence of human activity in the past.
(Research Source)
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What a great shot, again! I really enjoyed your article which taught me a part of history I wasn't aware of yet. Thanks a lot for the education.
As soon as I read the title of your article, I simply had to click on it, as I did climb in there myself, many years ago. This remains one of the most beautiful area I have ever climbed in.
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Thanks Eric, good to hear from you. I love Red Rock, what an awesome place... and even the ski area on Mt Charleston... also really nice. Thanks for your continued interest and support and Namaste :)
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Red rock canyan area.... A big UpVote. What a lovely lovely picture. Are you a professional photographer?
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This pic is very beautiful.
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Wow what a great picture and write up. Very interesting and incredibly beautiful. It kind of looks like a dried up river bed. Very cool.
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Amazing Shot @skypilot. I saw some articles about Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area. May be one day I will visit there.
Oh I hope you get a chance to, it is an awe inspiring place!
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