Cleopatra Wash and Kendal Wash

An 8.5-mile loop hike to Cleopatra and Kendal Coves of Lake Mead, Nevada

November 29, 2006


63Cleopatra Cove

64Cleopatra Cove

65A lone Lupine

66Cleopatra beach

67At the cove

68At the cove

69Cleopatra Cove

70Cleopatra Cove beach

71Fish in the cove

72Fish

73Lake Mead

74We are off to Kendal Cove

75Former bottom of the lake

76Vistas along the way

77Vistas along the way

78Vistas along the way

79Approaching a small beach

80Another small beach

81It is windy

82On route along the lake

83Vistas along the way

84Vistas along the way

85Desert island

86On route to Kendal Cove

87Kendal Cove comes to view

88On route to Kendal Cove

89Kendal Cove

90Kendal Cove

91At Kendal Cove

92Kendal Cove

93The hike-out begins

94In Kendal Wash

95In Kendal Wash

96In Kendal Wash

97In Kendal Wash

98In Kendal Wash

99In Kendal Wash

100Looking back

101Spire ahead

102More rock formations

103On route to Cleopatra Wash

104Layers

105Colorful dryfall

106Kendal Wash

107Another dryfall

108Afternoon scenery

109Looking back

110Hoodoos

111By a Catclaw

112Catclaw Acacia

113Moon has risen

114Half Moon above

115Nick ready to dive in

116Light and shadows

117Light and shadows

118Back in Cleopatra Wash

119Half Moon

120Profile of our hike

121GPS trace of our route