Hiking Through the Wild Wilderness of Nevada
The experience to expect when hiking in Nevada.
The Valley of Fire in Nevada.
There are many beautiful locations all across the world with miles and miles of untouched wilderness waiting to be explored, but if you aren’t ready for hiking unexplored territories, perhaps hiking in a National Park may be for you, and where better to do this than Nevada? There you can find wildlife that is stunning, miles of sand and mountains that are beyond your imagination, and so many trails that you may be lost in the wide variety of them. If you don’t have the time or money for that kind of excursion, why not view some pictures and short reviews of some of the trails I myself recently experienced in Nevada’s Valley of Fire National Park?
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This picture comes from the Prospector’s Trail which is one of the longest trails with flat land, but it does have a few high hills or mountains that make for a great sight. However, there isn’t that much sand in that area so you don’t have to empty your shoe every 5 seconds while walking through there.
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This wasn’t taken on a trail but just in the more natural park of the park. The reason I did this was to show people the real side of the park, not just the highlights where the trails take you. It gives a more modest view of what to expect when going there, it’s not all mountains and sheep but it just describes the park in one picture.
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This picture was of Elephant Tooth Trail. The wide-span view and flat land makes for a great scene and if you can get high up it makes for a great shot of the land.
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This picture was of the Rainbow Vista Trail which is a lot like the others but is a little longer. It also has a close view of a mountain that surrounds the outside of the park which gives a great perspective of how you feel if you go there.
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This was taken on the Mouse’s Tank Trail which is a short mild hike that I enjoyed thoroughly. It’s around .7 miles long and a nice easy hike with beautiful scenery and plenty of wildlife.
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This picture was captured at White Domes Trail which is the third-longest trail and one of the coolest I’ve seen. when walking through there you go through about half a mile inside of a path that goes through a mountain which I wouldn’t recommend if youŕe claustrophobic but if you aren’t it’s one of my personal favorite trails to walk. Another great moment of this hike is when you exit the site is gorgeous with miles of open land and the mountain barrier in the background.
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In this picture, you can see some mountain sheep climbing the rocks. While they may look nice I wouldn’t recommend getting close to them due to the fact they charge you and may injure you severely.
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This photo is from Old Arrowhead Road which is the longest and one of the flattest trails. This makes it a perfect plate to capture the beauty of the mountain range and the desert as a whole.
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