Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

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Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

• Organized by
• Joe Naumann, UMSL

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Location 15 miles west of Las Vegas
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Red Rock Canyon Description

• is a narrow valley that lies just about 15 miles
  west of downtown Las Vegas and is one of the most
  scenic places to visit in the Southern Nevada
  area. 'Red Rock' as it is known to the locals in
  Las Vegas, gets its name from the red colored
  sandstone formations found throughout this small
  valley. The layers red sandstone in the mountains
  that surround Red Rock Canyon can be seen from
  almost anywhere in Las Vegas.

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The Keystone Thrust

• The Keystone Thrust is a famous as geological
  curiosity which has it's strata turned upside
  down. Normally we would expect that younger
  strata are found on top of older strata.

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Calico Hills
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Calico Hills
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Calico Tanks Trail
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Calico Tanks Trail
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Calico Tanks Trail Turtlehead Peak
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Red Rock Canyon after a rain
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Lost Creek Discovery Trail
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Pine Creek
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Oak Creek
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Petroglyphs