The Fire Wave

[Kyle Jones]

I made a quick stop in Valley of Fire on my way back from Utah/Arizona last week, my first time in the park. After visiting "the wave" I figured I needed to see the "fire wave". It is definitely a cool area worthy of more time than I had to spend.

Any thoughts are welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I was there once and went to the Fire Wave, but it did not look like this. I must have been confused. This is really nice.

 

[JimFox]

Very cool Kyle! It’s amazing how much that land rolls around.

 

[JimFox]

I was there once and went to the Fire Wave, but it did not look like this. I must have been confused. This is really nice.

Was it a long time ago that you went Ben? It used to be hard to find, and I remember feeling confused at first. But now, the trail is marked so clearly it can’t be missed.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice angle for this feature.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Was it a long time ago that you went Ben? It used to be hard to find, and I remember feeling confused at first. But now, the trail is marked so clearly it can’t be missed.

The trail was hard to find. I did see something that looked like a fire wave, but not as distinct as this.

 

[Timmeh]

Hey Kyle,

That is quite a feature! The way it's positioned reminds me of a snake (probably a constrictor based on the strength of it). the two different ways it leads to the background works really well.

Tim

 

[Kyle Jones]

Hey Kyle,

That is quite a feature! The way it's positioned reminds me of a snake (probably a constrictor based on the strength of it). the two different ways it leads to the background works really well.

Tim

Thanks Tim - it reminded me of a snake too!

 

[rfkiii]

The trail was hard to find. I did see something that looked like a fire wave, but not as distinct as this.

You can park on the road at the gulley in the road and reduce 2/3s of the distance. The Fire Wave comes up on your left. The gulley turns into the Pink Canyon(?) so its worth while hiking that way. However, going this way, you miss a whole bunch of stuff on the main trail. You could make a loop out of it if one wanted.

 

[AlanLichty]

You can park on the road at the gulley in the road and reduce 2/3s of the distance. The Fire Wave comes up on your left. The gulley turns into the Pink Canyon(?) so its worth while hiking that way. However, going this way, you miss a whole bunch of stuff on the main trail. You could make a loop out of it if one wanted.

That gulley you describe is Kaolin Wash and yes it is also known as Pink Canyon. There is only space for one or two cars at most where that wash crosses Mouses Tank Road.

 

[MonikaC]

The trail was hard to find. I did see something that looked like a fire wave, but not as distinct as this.

Ben, when I went, it was so much smaller than I'd been expecting, my reaction was, "that's it?"

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I made a quick stop in Valley of Fire on my way back from Utah/Arizona last week, my first time in the park. After visiting "the wave" I figured I needed to see the "fire wave". It is definitely a cool area worthy of more time than I had to spend.

Any thoughts are welcome.
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And yet another great perspective, Kyle.