charliereece: mount doom
charliereece: the craggy crag of cragginess
charliereece: humpback mountain
charliereece: the petroglyph which describes the ancient friendship between the anasazi and wide bodied space aliens
charliereece: friends are nice
charliereece: the grand central station of ancient petroglyphs
charliereece: the famous valley of the thin slice of free standing rock
charliereece: chris hunkers down in the cave for a nice long chaka
charliereece: how long can i make chris hold that incredibly awkward pose?
charliereece: ancient faces in hidden places
charliereece: still not sick of petroglyphs
charliereece: invitation to an ascent
charliereece: these historic condominiums offer stunning views of the scenic valley of fire
charliereece: the other craggy crag of cragginess
charliereece: from high above the wash, people look like... well, they look like really small people, okay?
charliereece: how did rana get way up there?
charliereece: chris belatedly realizes that what goes up must, in fact, come down
charliereece: rana tries to shatter my camera lens with the power of her amazing smile and very nearly succeeds
charliereece: chris shows off his spelunking skills
charliereece: welcome to the stark and otherworldly beauty of the valley of fire
charliereece: the grid has been penetrated
charliereece: jonathan and the native wildlife negotiate an uneasy truce
charliereece: getting vertical, animal style
charliereece: gophers pop their heads out of holes all the time out here
charliereece: reach for the sky
charliereece: rana, do you see any varmints in there
charliereece: chris may be smiling, but inside he is kind of freaked that i almost just killed him by stepping on this huge loose rock
charliereece: the whole park pretty much looked like this, ho hum
charliereece: believe me when i tell you that chris wants to keep going, but also believe me when i tell you that he cannot get there from here
charliereece: the persistence of life