Bridge Point (6,670') via Fern Canyon

Red Rock, Nevada

8 miles round trip; 2,670 feet of elevation gain

May 22, 2007

To begin this slideshow click on the first thumbnail and enjoy; to see what this hike is like in autumn click here

01Bridge Point	02On Pine Creek trail	03On route into Fern Canyon	04First lizard of the day	05Water in Fern Canyon
06Young Fern	07Bigger Fern	08In Fern Canyon	09On route up Fern Canyon	10Looking back
11Hanging Gardens	12On route up canyon	13In Fern Canyon	14Dragonfly	15On route up canyon
16On route up canyon	17Pacific Tree Frog	18Another Froggy	19Dragonfly	20On route up canyon
21On route up canyon	22Side boxed canyon	23Looking ahead	24Traversing to dry falls	25Traversing to dry falls
26On route to dry falls	27Up the dry falls	28On route to next level	29On route to next level	30On route up
31Surprise on route	32Agave Bloom	33Agave Blooms	34Photographing Agave Bloom	35Twisted
36Bee and Blossoms	37Persistant Bee	38Agave Blossoms	39Close up of flowers	40On route up
41Another Side-blotched Lizard	42Agave	43Next level is coming up	44On route to next level	45Around the wall
46Looking ahead	47On route to gully	48Looking back towards Paiute Wall	49North route to Mescalito is in view	50On route to gully
51On route to gully	52The gully is near	53In the gully	54Looking down from gully	55Looking ahead in the gully
56On route up gully	57Very young Agave	58Turkey Vulture above	59On route up gully	60On route up gully
61On route up gully	62Claret Cup Cactus	63Bees	64Mojave Sage	65On the summit
66Liz	67Surprise below dry falls	68Notice three Lambs	69Bighorn Ewe and 3 Lambs	70Bighorns leaving
71Ewe and Lamb peek over again	72They are coming back	73Ewes and Lambs are back	74Bighorns	75Bighorns
76Bighorns running	77Looking down the cliffs	78Getting ready to run down	79Down-Climbing Lesson	80Lamb running down
81Now they are on other side of canyon	82Two Ewes and two Lambs	83Ewes with Lambs	84Ewe continues up	85Lamb looks back
86Bye Gals	87Descending into Fern Canyon	88Looking towards Fern Canyon	89Fern Canyon below	90Back in Fern Canyon
91Ponderosas at the mouth of the canyon	92Back on the trail	93GPS trace of the route	94Profile of the hike