Griffith Peak (11,060 feet)

via Echo Canyon and North-East Face

A 7-mile class 3 loop with 3500 feet of elevation gain; descent via the South Loop Trail

Spring Mountains, Nevada

July 14, 2007


01On South Loop trail

02Angelica in bloom

03Rough Angelica bloom

04More Angelicas ahead

05Starting up Echo Canyon

06In Echo Canyon

07On route up Echo

08Side trip to flowers

09On route to flowers

10Red Admiral

11Crimson columbine

12In the spring area

13The Spring

14On route to flowers

15The prettiest spot on the hike

16In Fireweed

17Lots of Fireweed

18Fireweed up close

19Chilling by the spring

20The upper level has some greens too

21Taking photos of hummers

22Feeding on nectar

23Feeding on thistle nectar

24Fight in mid air

25The winner takes it all

26Three hummers feeding

27Lenticular cloud has formed

28Hummingbird and thistles

29Sipping nectar

30One more look at Fireweed

31Hummingbird in Fireweed

32Hummingbird bath

33Time to continue up

34Lots of Angelicas ahead

35Rough Angelica

36On route up Echo

37On route up Echo

38More dry falls ahead

39Next dry fall

40On route up the dry fall

41Climbing the falls

42Fossils

43Another dry fall ahead

44Climbing

45After this one terrain will open up

46Above all the dry falls

47Hummingbird on pine

48hLooking ahead

49Alpine Shooting Stars

50Flowers up close

51Surprise in Echo Canyon

52Mule Deer grazing

53She spots us

54Doe not sure what to do

55Photographing Doe