Vally of Fire day trip

Martin Luther King Day 2011

 Atlatl Rock:  Outstanding examples of ancient Indian rock art or petroglyphs, including a depiction of the atlatl a notched stick used to throw primitive spears.  The atlatl was a predecessor to the bow and arrow. 

 

 Mouse Tank:  Named for a renegade who used the area as a hideout in the 1890's.  Mouse's Tank is a natural basin in the rock where water collects after rainfalls.  Sometimes remaining for months. 

Elephant rock!  Can you see the elephant?