Cathedral Gorge State Park in southeastern Nevada is as fascinating as its name implies. This canyon with buff-colored clay walls has eroded into a fantastic maze of fluted spires and domes.

Two of the park's areas–Cathedral Caves and Canyon Caves–are especially fun to explore. Most of the caves are actually narrow slots that twist and turn through the clay corridors, with walls rising up to 50 feet. We thought of it as a big natural playground! Read the rest of this entry »