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We were at the Valley of Fire state park on for a couple of days. While we were planning the trip, we thought that such a small state park could be easily covered in a couple of days. I thought the fire wave would be the star attraction and everything else would be kind of a bonus. The moment we started to drive north at the park entrance we knew that this beautiful little corner in the desert would be spectacular.
While the fire wave still wowed us, what blew us away was a small little slot canyon called the pastel canyon. It’s only a few steps away from the fire wave rock formation and contains all red/ orange pastel variations you can imagine in a few feet of distance. I particularly like this little spot where the floor was covered in pebbles which provided an extra element of interest along with sweeping lines of the canyon wall. We were here late morning, so the sunlight was beautiful and even inside the shallow canyon allowing my polarizing filter to make the colors pop a bit.