Petroglyph Canyon | Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada
With over 300 rock art panels containing 1,700 design elements, Petroglyph Canyon is the showcase of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. The main area of the Petroglyph Gallery begins after ascending 3 dry waterfalls on the Petroglyph Trail just beyond the lower connection with the Cowboy Trail. Curiously, there is a petroglyph that seems to show the figure of a person who fell. It is a pretty huge dry waterfall there and you could easily fall! 6 mi RT; **Canyon Wash Trail** Click image or title above for more…
Mountain Bike Off-Road Conditioning | Las Vegas, Nevada
This 45min – 1hr daily conditioning route helps me condition both my body and my mountain bike for a wide variety of challenges encountered in desert wilderness and mountain areas. The challenges include hard gravel roads at high speed, dee[ loose gravel, sand, deep dust, traversing desert washes, large rocks, 30mph head and tail winds and much more. I use this course to test and upgrade my mountain bike with such features as advanced shock absorption systems, back carrier rack strategy, repair equipment to bring along, 4X thick tire tubes plus tube liners, handlebar cushioning systems, breaks and other features. Route details: 12-15 miles; Asphalt and Gravel Roads. Click image or title above for more…
Las Vegas Northern Growth Edge 2021
Las Vegas is one of the most rapidly growing population areas in the U.S. as of January, 2021. Clark county was rated as the 2nd of the top 10 U.S. counties in numeric growth (2017-2018) according to Census.gov and our rate of growth has only increased. View this video snapshot in time of the Northern growth edge of Las Vegas in 2021.
Gass Peak | Mid-Summit Ridge | Las Vegas, Nevada
Gass Peak by the route I take beginning at the North end of Rainbow Avenue in Las Vegas is an ultra-marathon of about 30 miles with a 5000ft elevation gain. To stand on any of the 3 Gass Peak summits is like looking straight down into Las Vegas from an airplane! I’ve separated the Gass Peak pages into 2 pages. This page is for all those attempts that end shy of the true summit. The first video on this page shows the best route to the mid-summit, which served as a base adventure from which to later reach the true Eastern summit. Some of the videos eon this page actually show parts of this and other trips on even clearer days including lower canyons and ridges on the West side and a trip to the Western summit. Route description: 15 mi RT from Rainbow Ave / Approx. 2,300 > 6,000ft; **Mostly Wilderness** Click image or title above for more…
Gass Peak Grand Crossing | Desert National Wildlife Refuge | North of Las Vegas, Nevada
The Gass Peak Grand Crossing is a 30-40-mile ultra marathon distance on foot on a few roads, but mostly across desert wilderness canyons, ridges and avalanche slopes from the Desert National Wildlife Refuge visitor center off Hwy 95 Corn Creek Rd exit to the North end of Rainbow Avenue in Las Vegas. 6,937ft Gass Peak is the 5000ft elevation gain midway. The route begins at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge headquarters North of Las Vegas Nevada, heads up Mormon Well Road, turns onto Gass Peak Road, ascends the main Gass Peak trail off Gass Peak Road to the true, Eastern summit of Gass Peak, traverses the steep avalanche slope summit ridge of Gass Peak via what I refer to as “The Gass Peak Gauntlet” to the Gass Peak Mid Summit ridge, descends the mid summit ridge to a 4WD road on the lower Northern slopes of Gass Peak, circles around the West side of Gass Peak on that road and finally, navigates the desert to a conclusion at the very North end of Rainbow Avenue in Centennial Hills Las Vegas! Route details: 30-40 Miles, 5000ft Elevation Gain **Few roads and trails, mostly wilderness** Click image or title above for more…
