Boulder Peak in Lake Mead Area, Nevada

A 13.4-mile loop hike which starts in Cottonwood Wash off the Northshore Road.

To begin the slideshow click on the first thumbnail; for a GPS trace and profile of our route click here

January 13, 2008


71To the ridge
72View of beautiful Sentinel
73Sentinel Peak close up
74
75Starting up the ridge

76
77
78Wildlife path ahead
79On wildlife path
80Bump on ridge

81Look back to where we started
82Lake Mead comes to view
83Somebody is up there
84It is a Ram
85Ram watching us hike up

86Approaching the Ram
87Curious
88Ram trying to hide
89Ram and vistas from summit ridge
90Ok no more hiding

91Closer
92Why do you keep following me
93I am hungry
94Ram grazing
95Resting after grazing

96Rams view
97Time to head to summit
98Summit shot
99Summit shot
100Summit register

101Summit shot
102Summit shot
103Summit vistas
104Summit vistas
105Summit vistas

106Summit vistas
107Summit vistas
108Summit vistas
109Summit vistas
110Guardian Peak

111View of our return route
112Descending
113Descending
114Descending
115Red Barrel

116More cacti
117Almost down
118Wash is near
119Ant Hill
120Ants

121In the wash
122Not-recommended way down
123Look back at Boulder Peak
124Boulder Peak in late afternoon light
125Final good look at Boulder

126Look into Pinto Valley
127
128Close up of Pyramid
129Ups and downs
130 Look at morning route

131Still long ways to go
132