Fern Canyon

4.5 miles up and back with 800 feet of elevation gain.

Fern Canyon is located in the North Fork of Pine Creek of Red Rock, Nevada.

April 13, 2007


01Yucca along Scenic Loop

02Banana Yucca blooms

03Creosote Bush

04We spot a couple of Rams

05Bighorn Sheep Rams

06The whole herd is together

07Herd on route to graze

08Grazing

09Grazing

10On route into Fern Canyon

11Mescalito towers above

12Ponderosas

13On route into Fern Canyon

14Ferns

15On route up canyon

16Fern Canyon

17In Fern Canyon

17Water in Fern Canyon

18Two Frogs

19One

20Two

21Looking up canyon

22Looking back

23Hanging gardens

24Leaf of a fern

25On route up canyon

26Pretty deep pool here

27Hanging gardens

28Fern

29Under a fern

30On route up canyon

31Looking back

32Looking ahead

33Reminders of flash flood

34View of Paiute Wall ahead

35On route up canyon

36On route up canyon

37Waterfall is dry this spring

38Above the waterfall

39A few small pools

40Leaves of Arizona Ash

41Looking up canyon

42Bighorn Sheep prints

43View up canyon

44More Bighorn prints

45Prints of Bighorns

46Leaves of Redbud

47Prickly Pear Cacti

48On route up canyon

49Route to Bridge Point in view

50Bridge Vista Peak close-up

51Woodpecker above

52Approaching 100 foot falls

53The falls are almost dry

54Below the falls

55Half way up the falls

56On the way back

57On the way back

58Looking for frogs

59Reflection

60Below Dark Shadows

61Fern near the pool

62We meet another herd

63Two of the herd of five

64One of the Rams

65Another Ram

66Ram

67Ram

68More of the herd comes to view

69Rams

70Rams

71Rams

72Rams

73GPS trace of our hike

74Profile of the hike

75Herd on route to another grazing spot