There are few climates harsher to survive in than the desert of the Southwestern USA.\u00a0 Extreme heat in the summer, freezing winters, little rainfall, few watering holes, and limited grazing prove very challenging.\u00a0 Few animals can make a go of it here and those that do have a low population density and are hard to find.<\/p>\n
It’s a treat when you see some of\u00a0 these animals, and we were lucky on our last visit to Las Vegas.\u00a0 During a day trip to Valley of Fire State Park (about an hour northeast of Las Vegas) we spent our time hiking and sightseeing, enjoying the unusual, colorful eroded rocks.\u00a0 As the sun was starting to set, we drove around a tight corner and nearly ran into two beautiful male desert bighorns.\u00a0 Fortunately we stopped in time and they slowly moved off the road and began grazing right beside us.\u00a0 I’d never seen desert bighorn sheep in the wild before.\u00a0 We stopped and enjoyed them for about 10 minutes.\u00a0 A special travel moment!<\/p>\n\n
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