NEVADA - RED ROCK CANYON STATE PARK AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is Mojave Desert's most beutiful outdoor areas. You may start your trip at its 13 mile loop ride. The stops along the way includes the colorful sandstone Calico Hills, the limestone Indian roasting pits, and the pictographs at Willow Springs.
Red Rock Canyon State Park features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations. The park is located where the southernmost tip of the Sierra Nevada converge with the El Paso Range. Each tributary canyon is unique, with dramatic shapes and vivid colors.
Historically, the area was once home to the Kawaiisu Indians, who left petroglyphs in the El Paso mountains and other evidence of their inhabitation. The spectacular gash situated at the western edge of the El Paso mountain range was on the Native American trade route for thousands of years. During the early 1870s, the colorful rock formations in the park served as landmarks for 20-mule team freight wagons that stopped for water. About 1850, it was used by the footsore survivors of the famous Death Valley trek including members of the Arcane and Bennett families along with some of the Illinois Jayhawkers. The park now protects significant paleontology sites and the remains of 1890s-era mining operations, and has been the site for a number of movies.
Within the Red Rock Canyon is the Spring Mountain State Park. The 520-acre property was developed into a combination working ranch and luxury retreat by a string of owners who have given the area a long and colorful history. Past owners of the ranch include Chester Lauck of the comedy team "Lum & Abner," German actress Vera Krupp and millionaire Howard Hughes.
In 1955 Krupp, the longest-residing owner, purchased the ranch from Lauck. She expanded the ranch's business by raising Hereford and Brahma cows. Krupp also was responsible for naming the property Spring Mountain Ranch, expanding the west wing of the main house and adding the pool. It was her principal home until 1967.
The State Parks location is
STATE PARKS
For more information on Red Rock Canyon see WIKIPEDIA
Read MoreRed Rock Canyon State Park features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations. The park is located where the southernmost tip of the Sierra Nevada converge with the El Paso Range. Each tributary canyon is unique, with dramatic shapes and vivid colors.
Historically, the area was once home to the Kawaiisu Indians, who left petroglyphs in the El Paso mountains and other evidence of their inhabitation. The spectacular gash situated at the western edge of the El Paso mountain range was on the Native American trade route for thousands of years. During the early 1870s, the colorful rock formations in the park served as landmarks for 20-mule team freight wagons that stopped for water. About 1850, it was used by the footsore survivors of the famous Death Valley trek including members of the Arcane and Bennett families along with some of the Illinois Jayhawkers. The park now protects significant paleontology sites and the remains of 1890s-era mining operations, and has been the site for a number of movies.
Within the Red Rock Canyon is the Spring Mountain State Park. The 520-acre property was developed into a combination working ranch and luxury retreat by a string of owners who have given the area a long and colorful history. Past owners of the ranch include Chester Lauck of the comedy team "Lum & Abner," German actress Vera Krupp and millionaire Howard Hughes.
In 1955 Krupp, the longest-residing owner, purchased the ranch from Lauck. She expanded the ranch's business by raising Hereford and Brahma cows. Krupp also was responsible for naming the property Spring Mountain Ranch, expanding the west wing of the main house and adding the pool. It was her principal home until 1967.
The State Parks location is
STATE PARKS
For more information on Red Rock Canyon see WIKIPEDIA
RED ROCK CANYON STATE PARK, NEVADA, USA
Willow Springs and Lost Creek Canyon.
As you stand in front of a sign at the observation circle, it gives you the name of the hills beyond, history, descriptions and animals that roam the area.
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