The glitz and glam of the Las Vegas Strip is delicious, but sometimes it can get a bit overwhelming, leading me to look behind the Strip for something a little more down to earth. Which is how I found Red Rock Canyon Nevada.

Just 30 minutes from the neon-lit Strip, Red Rock Canyon is a national conservation area that encompasses 195,819 acres in the Mojave Desert and boasts a 13-mile scenic drive and 26 hiking trails. Rock climbing, horseback riding, mountain, and road biking are also popular Red Rock Canyon activities.

A couple hundred million years ago, the Red Rock area was an arid dune field stretching from Red Rock Canyon into Colorado. Winds blew sand back and forth, leveling and building new dunes, creating the curved angled lines we see today that are known as crossbeds. The shifting sands were buried by other sediments and eventually cemented into sandstone by iron oxide, forming the cliffs we see today at Red Rock. This Aztec Sandstone, as it is known locally, oxidized, giving the rocks their rich orange and red coloring.


Lori Barbely

Hi, I’m Lori. But you can call me Lors. I’m a middle-aged New Jersey-born gal, currently based in Orlando, Florida. My background is in editorial travel photography and writing and I've been to more than 30 countries. I’m obsessed with tropical locales and my favorite city is Tokyo. Have camera, will travel! I’m a Disney adult, Lord of the Rings fan, certified crazy cat lady, and sushi addict! I hope this blog inspires your wanderlust. Feel free to follow me on Instagram for snippets of daily life on and off the road.

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