North River Bend View | Hoover Dam Area | Lake Mead NRA, Arizona

Hike to the best aerial view of Lake Mead’s Southern tip at Hoover Dam. Click the image or title above for details.

Lonesome Peak Eldorado Wilderness, Nevada

Hike to Lonesome Peak, the high point in the Eldorado Wilderness, Nevada, for an unrivaled view of this hidden landscape. The best time of year for this adventure is October through March in order to avoid dangerously high temperatures. Click the image or title above for details.

North Lonesome Peak | Eldorado Wilderness, Nevada

North Lonesome Peak is a great introductory adventure that will give you a good sampling of the Eldorado Wilderness. This peak, actually unnamed, is the Northern sister of the 400ft-higher, larger Lonesome Peak, separated by a high saddle with a spectacular view toward the Colorado River Basin and points far beyond. You could, instead, just top the closer Lonesome Peak, but North Lonesome Peak will give you a more extensive education in navigating the Eldorado Wilderness. Click the image or title above for details.

Mummy’s Chin Summit Ridge Loop | Mt Charleston Wilderness, Nevada

Approach this wild, fairly untouched and unknown rocky alpine ridgeline from Deer Creek Road, enjoy spectacular views, then return via the Lee Canyon Mummy’s Nose approach saddle for an incredible loop of the Mummy’s Head region. Click the image or title above for details.

Mummy’s Forehead Summit Approach Gully | Mt Charleston Wilderness, Nevada

This is a streamlined approach from Deer Creek Rd. Catch Pen Loop trailhead parking area to connect with Mummy’s Forehead Summit Approach Gully midway to the summit. On the return trip we explore the large area of ridges and gullies between Camp Stimpson and the Catch Pen Loop trailhead. Click the image or title above for details.

La Madre Ridgeline Grand Crossing | La Madre Mts. Wilderness & Red Rock Canyon NCA, Nevada

Navigate from Kyle Canyon Road to the summit of the La Madre Mountains Ridgeline, then descend to the entrance of Red Rock Canyon in Nevada. You’ll experience two unique worlds bordering one spectacular ridgeline during this 25-mile + wilderness adventure. Click the image or title above for details.

Mummy’s Nose East Cliff Plane Crash Site | Mt Charleston Wilderness, Nevada

While streamlining a route to Mummy’s Forehead I stumbled across a plane crash site at the Eastern cliffs of Mummy’s Nose. Initial research shows no record of this crash site. Click the image or title above for details.

Catch Pen West | Deer Creek Road | Mt. Charleston Wilderness, Nevada

Explore the region between the West end of Deer Creek Catch Pen Loop and Lee Canyon Road. Experience dramatic changes in climate and flora and fauna similar to changes between Southern Nevada and Canada! Click the image or title above for details.

Mummy’s Nose Final Summit Approach from Deer Creek Road, Nevada

Take a beautiful alpine route from Deer Creek Road to the spectacular summit of Mummy’s Nose in the Mt. Charleston Wilderness, Nevada. Mummy’s Nose is a prominent 10,700ft summit with an incredible 360-degree view! This unique route focuses on the final stretch navigating the cliffs to the summit. It’s mostly class 2 with a few brief class 3 rock scrambles below the summit. Click the image or title above for details.

Mummy’s Nose North Alpine Loop | Mt Charleston Wilderness, Nevada

This spectacular 6-7-mile pristine wilderness loop makes a wide circuit between the 8,300ft starting point on Deer Creek Road and the 10,200ft elevation, less than a half-mile below Mummy’s Nose. It’s a great route to practice basic wilderness navigation skills as you always have multiple distinct points of reference and can’t miss intersecting Deer Creek Road during the descent. Click the image or title above for details.