Bridge Mountain (6, 940 feet) in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

Up via North Peak Wash. 7 miles round trip; approximately 2,900 feet elevation gain

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February 17, 2007

01On route up North Peak Wash	02In North Peak Wash	03The way up	04The wash continues	05On route up the wash
06North Peak is in the back	07On route to Bridge	08Icebox Canyon down below	09Look back at North Peak	10On route to Bridge
11By a Ponderosa	12Ponderosa and small pond	13Water is scarce this year	14With close-up of Bridge	15Peak is still far away
16On route to Bridge	17On route up Bridge Mtn	18On the way up	19On the way up	20On the way up
21Buffalo Wall and North Peak	22By Bridge Mtn Arch	23Bridge Mtn Arch	24In the arch	25Hiking through the arch
26Still alive Ponderosa near arch	27Griffith Peak view	28Summit pyramid	29The Hidden Forest	30The Hidden Forest
31The Hidden Forest	32The Hidden Forest	33On route to summit	34On route to summit	35Vistas
36Bridge Point close-up	37On Bridge Mountain	38The summit of Bridge	39On route to the top	40Natural tank below the summit
41Tank and vistas	42Ice in the tank	43On the summit	44On the summit	45On the summit
46On the summit	47Summit vistas	48Summit vistas	49Ponderosa	50Descending on top of arch
51Look back at the arch	52Descending	53Descending	53Manzanita bush	54It is blooming already
55Manzanita blooms	56Bridge Mtn and Ponderosa	57Needles and cone	58On the way back	59With Bridge Mtn in the back
60Ponderosa Pine	61Snow is melting fast	62Ice	63Ponderosa	64By another Ponderosa
65Rainbow Pk and Wall	66Bridge Mountain	67Bridge Mtn and Arch close-up	68Break before heading down	69Dragon Rock and Ponderosa
70Ponderosa	71Final look at Bridge Mtn