Tom Schmiedel and Laura Butterworth trip through southwest USA at Valley of Fire State Park

November 9, 2022 I drove down to Valley of Fire on Wednesday, November 9. Laura met me there, as she had arrived from Great Basin the night before. That afternoon, we took a bike ride from the campground to the east side park entrance. As with all of these southwest parks, the roads through it are dramatically scenic. The red-rock formations here are of a different hue from Colorado National Monument and Zion, which of themselves were very different as well. It is amazing how