It’s been a little over a month since we returned from Blogpaws, Riley and I had a great time but she is beginning to have daydreams about the desert. We made some great new friends and learned so much. While we were there, we were able to take in some of the natural beauty of Las Vegas by heading out to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
Normally I am not a desert girl, but there is something about this place that is amazing. The day we visited there were huge wind gusts kicking up which of course means a ton of smells were in the air. From desert tortoises to burros, I know Riley could smell everything.
Red Rock Canyon is part of the National Landscape Conservation System and is protected as a National Conservation Area. With a beautiful interpretive visitors center, the area has a 13 mile one way scenic loop around the canyon with numerous pull outs along the way of scenic vistas and trail head parking lots. An amazing area, you are able to step back 160 million years to see what once layed at the bottom of an ancient ocean and over time jolted upwards due to tectonic shifts, exposing limestone, colorful Aztec Sandstone and calcified sand dunes.
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Great desert photos!!
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Gorgeous photos. Your editing is spectacular.
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The two best things about the desert are: 1) the smell of rain in the desert and 2) the sunsets which are spectacular on the horizon! Otherwise, it’s pretty much hot and dry 😉 lol
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Riley, I’m so glad you had the chance to explore Red Rock Canyon while you were visiting Las Vegas. Did you know that people come from all around the world to climb the red mountains and hike the trails? The desert is a beautiful place and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Looking cute Riley!
Riley can make even the gorgeous Red Rock canyon even more beautiful!
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Those are gorgeous photos of Riley! I can’t believe it’s been over a month already!
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We loved it there! Made a stop on our way there and back – gorgeous scenery. Personally I adore the desert, and hope to one day live in one. Feel so healthy and live in the climate.
Your pictures are stunning – particularly love the work on the last one. Riley is the perfect model 🙂
She is a great little model, in the last shot I took everything off of her, collar, vest ,etc… my mom screamed “don’t let her fall” as she jumped up on a rock… she knows where she belongs for me to get the shot!! She is a little funny like that!
What beautiful shots!!!
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beautiful photos!
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I am not normally a desert person either but the colors in the Southwest stunned me at every turn!
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Those are some awesome shots! Looks like a gorgeous place 🙂
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I love the red rock desert, and i have that area is beautiful. Nice photos.
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Great pictures! Riley looks stunning with that red rock in the background.
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I’m always in awe of Red Rock Canyon… they make such a great background!!
Beautiful place to stop and visit. Thanks for sharing the views.
it was beautiful… it just took me a while to edit the photos 🙂
It’s Beautiful! can’t believe that we did not see each other at BP 🙁 Happy Wednesday. Golden Woofs
I love how Riley’s photo shoot turned out – it was an awesome day out!
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yes it was!! We had such a good time with you 🙂 I am going to be editing and sending you pictures soon 🙂