About a 50-minute drive northeast of Las Vegas, lies the magnificent Valley of Fire, one of Nevada's most popular state parks. With over 40,000 acres and around 20 miles of paved roads set within the stark and savage beauty of the Mojave Desert, the Valley of Fire was our blissful respite from a long weekend of 'Vegas-ing'. Seeking escape from the neon glitz of the Strip, we (me & my girls) opted to get away to what was dubbed the "Best Scenic Drive" in Southern Nevada. We were not disappointed. We took the I-15 north out of Vegas about 20 miles or so and turned off the freeway at the Valley of Fire highway, a snaky 2-lane blacktop, for another 19 miles to the west Park entrance. From the entrance, we caught a glimpse of what
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