The last mystery was solved by four people. It was of Elephant Rock in the Valley of Fire State Park in Clark County, Nevada. It was sent in by Gloria James of Lawrenceville. Getting it right were Kay Montgomery, Duluth; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas. Peel wrote:
“Today’s mystery photo is of Elephant Rock, a rather famous sandstone formation that remarkably resembles the animal it’s named after. It is located in the Valley of Fire State Park near Overton, Nev., approximately 40 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip. The Valley of Fire is Nevada’s oldest and largest state park, and was officially opened to the public on Easter Sunday in 1934.
“At over 46,000 acres in size, there are thousands of vibrant red Aztec sandstone outcrops, most of which formed during the Jurassic period, over 150 million years ago. Elephant Rock itself sits at the far eastern edge of the park and is part of a short, 1.2-mile easy hiking trail known as the Elephant Rock Loop. In addition to the many fascinating rock formations, the park also has hundreds of 3,000 to 4,000-year-old petroglyphs, many of which are located in the Petroglyph Canyon, approximately 3 miles northwest of Elephant Rock.”
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