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And we are going back to our winter break in Arizona. For a quick recap we started our trip in Page then headed to Vegas . We took a day trip to Valley of Fire and are now on our way back to Arizona, to the beautiful city of Sedona.                           We took a five hour drive from Vegas to Sedona and drove straight to Bell Rock for our first hike. I had initially planned on walking the 3.6 mile Courthouse Butte/Bell Rock loop but we weren't going to be able to wrap it up by sundown and my kids were more interested in climbing than walking. We paid the Red Rock Pass in the parking lot $5 or you can park for free in you have the America the Beautiful pass. Then we climbed. You can check out the reel here.  The best thing about Bell Rock is that you can make it as challenging as you like. You can walk a couple minutes to its base and soak in the beauty or you can climb a part of it. The higher you get the...

We spent a total of three nights in Las Vegas . On our second day there.. to break up the monotony of the strip we decided to do a little off strip exploring. Last time we visited Vegas, M and I visited the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation  which is just 30 mins away this time we ventured a little further and drove 75 mins to the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada's oldest and largest state park. It is 46,000 acres of red Aztec sandstone, formed by shifting sand dunes 150 million years ago.  We had two main hikes on the agenda. The first was the Fire Wave and Seven Wonders loop (1.8 miles)  and the second was the White Domes loop (1.1 mile).  The was a $10 entry fee. We stopped at the Visitors Center for a quick bathroom break and encountered this handsome fella.  I would have guessed and said ram but google informs me that it is a bighorn sheep. We drove towards the hike and let me tell you.. just the drive through the park was worth it.. if you h...