The links to the Adventure and Nature Slide Shows are shown in color in the Monthly Logs below. Also, the Video of the Year is below.

December

The weather was cool and hiking in all of the areas around Las Vegas was pleasant. We were still waiting for winter snow in the high mountains.

Check out the new nature slideshow: Lake Mead Landscapes. All the photos were taken during our hiking or boating adventures there throughout 2005.

Log of December 2005 Adventures:

1. Black Velvet Peak and Wall, Red Rock, Nevada- 12/01
2. Three Peak Hike ( Mummy Mountain, Charleston Peak and Griffith Peak in a day), Mt. Charleston Wilderness, Nevada- 12/05
3. Anniversary Narrows, Lake Mead, Nevada- 12/07
4. Booth Pinnacle and Pyramid Peak ( great views of the lake) Lake Mead, Nevada- 12/12
5. Sheep Peak, Sheep Range, Nevada- 12/20
6. Bonanza Peak, Cold Creek, Nevada- Christmas Day

November

The weather had cooled off. November was a nice time to explore Red Rock, Lake Mead and Colorado River along with the deserts. Our trip to Mount Jefferson South Summit and North Schell Peak in Central Nevada was a great adventure, even though an extremely cold one.

Check out the new nature slideshow: Red Rock Landscapes. All the photos were taken during our hiking adventures in this beautiful place throughout 2005.

Log of November 2005 Adventures:

1. White Rock Hills Peak, Red Rock, Nevada- 11/11
2. Arizona Hot Springs loop, Lake Mead area- 11/14
3. Clark Mountain- the highest peak of Mojave National Preserve, California- 11/16
4. Black Canyon Colorado River Rafting, Nevada to Arizona- 11/19
5. Bridge Mountain via North Peak Wash, Red Rock, Nevada- 11/20
6. Mt. Jefferson South Summit- 6th highest in Nevada, Toquima Mountains- 11/25
7. North Schell Peak- 9th highest in Nevada, Schell Creek Range- 11/27
8. Cathedral Gorge State Park, Eastern Nevada- 11/28

October

Autumn had come to our local mountains. The aspens were in color and the temperatures were pleasant. Mule deer would still frequent Spring Mountains meadows and some wildflowers were still in bloom.

	To see what blossoms were like in Mount Charleston, Nevada earlier in summer 2005 click here

Log of October 2005 Adventures:

1. Griffith Peak in autumn colors, Mt. Charleston, Nevada- 10/2
2. Mack's Peak, Mt. Charleston, Nevada- 10/10
3. Charleston Peak via Ski Lee with descend via Mary Jane Rim, Mt. Charleston, Nevada- 10/12
4. Mescalito, Red Rock, Nevada- 10/23

September

We have returned from an awesome 'Wheeler (New Mexico) to Wheeler' (Nevada) adventure trip via beautiful Colorado. We reached the highest point of New Mexico for the first time ever and experienced the first snow of the season in the Rockies. It was nice to be back on the colorful and high Colorado Fourteeners. The Great Sand Dunes were fun and the Great Basin National Park as remote, peaceful and picturesque as ever.

Log of September 2005 Adventures:

1. Mount Taylor, New Mexico- 9/05- one of the four sacred peaks of the Navajo nation.
2. Wheeler Peak- New Mexico's highest point and Mount Walter-second highest in NM- 9/6
3. Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado- 9/7
4. Alpine lakes of Blanca Massif, Sangre de Cristo Range, Colorado (Mount Blanca turned out to be to difficult for our dog and we turned around near the saddle when all the boulders got too big for him)- 9/8- 9/9
5. Mount Antero ( 14, 269 feet), Sawatch Range, Colorado- 9/12 ( For a doggy version click here)
6. Mount Elbert attempt in thundersnow, Sawatch Range, Colorado's highest ( 14, 433 feet)- 9/14 ( We turned around at 14,100 feet when we heard the first loud thunder!)
7. Wheeler Peak- Nevada's second highest and Bald Mountain, Great Basin National Park- 9/1

Log of August 2005 Adventures:

1. Tushar Mountains, Fishlake National Forest, Utah- 8/2-8/3 { Bonus-two herds of Mountain Goats}
2. Wheeler Peak( Nevada's 2nd highest )and Jeff Davis Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevada- 8/9
3. East Baker and Baker Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevada- 8/11
4. Adventures in Oregon- 8/18-8/22
5. Griffith, Meadows and Charleston, Nevada- 8/24
6. Mummy Traverse ( Mummy's Forehead, Chin and Tummy), Mt. Charleston, Nevada- 8/27

We had our first lightning storm at the end of June. Many wildfires have caused poor visibility in the area.

Log of July 2005 Adventures:

1. Sloan Canyon Conservation Area, Nevada - 7/1
2. Mummy's Toe, Mt. Charleston, Nevada - 7/2
3. Charleston Peak via Big Falls and Southeast Ridge ( very scenic scrambling route), Mt. Charleston , Nevada - 7/6
4. Robber's Roost, Mt. Charleston , Nevada - 7/6
5. Three Peak Hike ( long route) , Mt. Charleston, Nevada - 7/9
6. McFarland Peak ( via North Canyon), Mt. Charleston, Nevada- 7/17
7. Griffith Peak via Harris Springs, Mt. Charleston, Nevada - 7/20
8. Charleston Peak via Wallace Canyon loop ( over 4,000 feet of elevation gain in less than 3 miles), Mt. Charleston, Nevada- 7/27

	Red Rock Canyon wildflowers have not been as abundant as the ones in Lake Mead, Nelson area or Death Valley this year, but still beautiful and worth seeing.

Log of June 2005 Adventures:

1. Juniper Peak via Pine Creek and Juniper Canyon, Red Rock, Nevada - 6/5
2. Big Falls and Fletcher Canyon, Mt. Charleston, Nevada - 6/20
3. Mummy Mountain, Mt. Charleston, Nevada - 6/25
4. Charleston Peak , Mt. Charleston, Nevada - 6/29

Log of May 2005 Adventures:

1. Top Rope Sport Climbing at Calico Hills, Red Rock, Nevada - 5/4
2. Road trip on Kilbaker Road in the Mojave National Preserve, California (Mojave NP) - 5/6
3. Mescalito Peak via south fork of Pine Creek and Mescalito canyon, Red Rock, - 5/7
4. Road trip along Pacific Coast Highway, Southern California - 5/8
5. Kelso Dunes (700 feet high) and Cima Road in the Mojave NP - 5/9
6. Oak Peak loop ascending via south fork of Oak Creek and descending the north fork, Red Rock, Nevada - 5/10 (Bonus - a herd of Bighorn Sheep).
7. Bridge Point via Fern Canyon - 5/14
8. Bridge Mountain Attempt - 5/16 (We turned around due to 50 mph winds).
9. Griffith Peak via Echo Canyon, Mt. Charleston, Nevada- 5/18
10. Charleston Peak via Big Falls, Mt. Charleston - 5/22
11. Big Falls and Mary Jane Falls, Mt. Charleston - 5/24
12. Rainbow Peak and Rainbow Wall via Gunsight Notch, Red Rock - 5/27
13. Fletcher Canyon, Mt. Charleston- 5/30

Log of April 2005 Adventures:

1. Echo Canyon snowshoeing, Mt. Charleston, Nevada - 4/2
2. Indecision Peak in Red Rock, Nevada - 4/9
3. Willow Peak in Cold Creek, Nevada {and the wild Mustangs} - 4/11
4. Pine Creek Trail in Red Rock with Ponderosa Pine, a relic of the last Ice Age - 4/13 (A BLM trail)
5. Bridge Point, Red Rock - 4/13
6. Oak Creek canyon in Red Rock - 4/13
7. Hayford Peak, Nevada, the highest peak in the Sheep Range - 4/15
8. Mount Wilson in Red Rock - 4/18
9. S-Cove Peak overlooking the Overton Arm of Lake Mead - 4/20
10. Gunsight Notch Peak and Juniper Peak Traverse - 4/25
11. Spring Peak in Red Rock - 4/27
12. Windy Peak in South Red Rock - 4/30

March was a great month to enjoy all the wildflowers. There was an abundance of them in the areas around Lake Mead and Death Valley.

Log of March 2005 Adventures:

1. Muddy High Point and Hidden Valley, Lake Mead, Nevada- 3/02
2. Death Valley Wildflowers, California- 3/07
3. Valley of Fire Overlook loop, Lake Mead, Nevada- 3/09
4. Mescalito, Red Rock, Nevada- 3/28

February

Log of February 2005 Adventures:

1. Winter Ascent of North Sister, Mt. Charleston, Nevada- 2/05
2. Willow Peak Attempt, Cold Creek, Nevada- 2/07
3. Mount Wilson, Arizona ( Lake Mead area)- 2/10
4. Raintree, Mt. Charleston, Nevada- 2/13
5. Bonelli Peak, Lake Mead, Nevada- 2/14
6. Boy Scout Hot Springs, Lake Mead, Nevada- 2/19
7. Black Mountain, Henderson, Nevada- 2/23

January

Log of January 2005 Adventures:

1. Grand Circle, Red Rock, Nevada- 1/12
2. Hayford Cabin, Sheep Range, Nevada- 1/16
3. Fortification Hill, Lake Mead, Arizona- 1/19 { Bonus- Bighorn Sheep}
4. Nevada Hot Springs via Boy Scout Canyon, Lake Mead, Nevada- 1/29
5. South Sister Attempt, Mt. Charleston, Nevada- 1/31

For a movie of Bighorn Sheep in Juniper Canyon, Red Rock, Nevada

Click here