Prior to Kanab we did detour a bit which story has yet to be told. That omission is addressed now. Upon leaving Bullhead City on the Arizona/Nevada Border we head to Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada a bit more than an hour northeast of Las Vegas. This is Nevada’s oldest state park and the setting for many movies over the years. It’s a surreal landscape filled with contorted rocks of many hues including whites and reds.
Our first drive into the park was a quick scouting trip for us to determine what hike to take tomorrow morning prior to pushing on to Kanab. Once we figure out which hike to take tomorrow morning we have time for another hike this afternoon.
It’s to the Wave of Fire while Mouse’s Tank is what we decide on for the next morning. So now it’s time to find a boondocking site for tonight. We travel east of the park and a couple of miles outside the park boundary where there are plenty of options. After a restful night at the boondocking site we head back into the park and do Mouse’s Tank. On our way into the park we spot a Bighorn Sheep that briefly poses for Wells.
Big Horn Sheep
Later in the day we drive to Kanab.
Out west sometimes there are no options for routes other than Interstates. We are on the Interstate that travels from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City. We need to be on it for about an hour until just beyond St. George, Utah. We come across traffic slowed due to an accident on the highway. The emergency and fire departments are just arriving. We see a pickup truck/big RV trailer/small following trailer wreck. The two trailers had somehow jackknifed and rolled. It’s a reminder to always always always have a tow vehicle correctly sized for what you pull.
We push onward and arrive late in the afternoon at Kanab.
Seeing North America 