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

Up and down via the North Fork of Pine Creek.

8 miles round trip; over 3000 feet elevation gain.

April 24, 2007

61Claret Cup bloom	62Bridge comes to view	63Bridge in full view	64On route to Bridge	65Goal is in view
66To standard route	67Scrambling to standard route	68To Standard route	69We rejoin standard route	70Baby Western Fence lizard
71Little downclimb	72On route to the cracks	73Turkey Vulture in flight	74First crack	76Steep but sweet way up
77Scrambling on right of crack	78On route up second crack	79On route up second crack	80By the well known Arch	81On route to summit
82On route to summit	83Notice arch below	84The Hidden Forest	85Final part to the summit	86View of North Peak
87View of White Rock	88Hidden Forest is now below	89On the summit	90Tinaja below summit is dry	91Calico Hills and Bridge Point
92Close up of Bridge Point	93On the summit	94View of Pine Creek route	95By tinaja above arch	96This one has water
97Look back at the summit	98Look back from top of arch	99Look back at the arch	100Half Moon through the arch	101Look back at Bridge Mountain
102View of other peaks	103Look back at Bridge	104Still ways into Fern Canyon	105We meet Bighorn Family	106Mom with Baby and an Ewe
107Bighorn Family	108Another Ewe with Lamb	109Third Ewe with child	110Bighorn Family together	111Ewes and Lamb
112Two Lambs and Ewes	113Ewe watching us descend	114Lime green Lichen	115Back in Fern Canyon	116GPS trace of our route
117Profile of the hike