I took advantage of my free day Monday to cruise the Lake Mead area and shoot some video. This short piece show some of the landscape along Lake Mead's Northshore Road. The oasis-like red rock sandstone formations that litter this area are pretty amazing. En route to this spot are areas of desert that would make you wonder if you were on Mars, with charcoal black rocks strewn about fields of bright orange-red sand. In fact it was those Mars rocks that jarred me into remembering I had a new video camera with me and, gee, perhaps I should try using it.
This afternoon I escaped the dreary overcast and drizzle of the Las Vegas suburbs for the cloud-shrouded and weatherful landscape of Red Rock NCA. The scenic loop road, along with much of the park, was closed to entry due to the very weather I was interested in. The way I drive that road they were doing me a favor - I'll slide off the road some other time.
