Nevada

I went to Nevada to check out the Petroglyphs.  There was plenty to see on the strip.  The Caesar Hotel had a lot of statues from Greek mythology.  They also had a robotic show about the fall of Atlantis.  The Red Rock Canyon scenic drive was amazing.  Valley of Fire had a lot of Petroglyphs and an amazing trail walk through red rocks and plants that were bluish-green and green.  Sloan Canyon was very hard to get to, but we did it.  Hoover Dam was simply amazing.  Before I show some of the Petroglyphs, let me show you some pictures from the places I just mentioned.  See if you can figure out who the statues are of.


Driving through downtown Las Vegas:

 

 

 

Inside and Outside the Hotels/Casinos:

 

 

Caesars:

 

 

 

 

Red Rock Canyon (Scenic Drive and Visitor Center)

 

A display of desert tortoises.  I was told they only need to fill up their water tank once a year and can look for food the rest of the year.  They dig holes in the desert that are used by other animals and are very important to the desert chain of life.

 

 

Valley of Fire is about an hour north of Las Vegas.  It is amazing.  I will show the petroglyphs in the next article.



 

 

 

 

Hoover Dam. 

 



 

 

 

Hoover Dam Star Map/Calendar.  The ball at the top of the flag pole is aligned to the position the sun was in when the dam was dedicated in 1935 by President Franklin Roosevelt. 

 



 

 

Sloan Canyon, just south of Las Vegas.

 



 

 

Green Man display inside the plant display in the Bellagio.



 

 

Famous Guys who have a Pawn Shop on the strip and their own TV show.

 

 

by Rita Jean Moran (www.thelibrarykids.com and http://hiddenhumanstory.blogspot.com/)