Magic Mountain (5,350 feet)

A 4-mile loop with about 1500 feet of elevation gain in Red Rock, Nevada

March 21, 2007

01At Pine Creek trailhead	02On Pine Creek trail	03Goal for today	03Hummingbird	04White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
05Crossing the creek	06Creek and Mescalito	07Mescalito	08On the path with Magic	09Magic Mountain
10Vistas from the path	11Looking back on path	12Bighorn Sheep below Magic	13Bighorn Sheep Ram	14Ram
15Ram	16Ram	17Gracefully walking away	18The majestic senior Ram	19View of the slope up
20By Juniper Tree	21Bridge with Juniper	22On route up the slope	23On route up the slope	24View of Bridge Mtn and Point
25Juniper berries	26More berries	27Bridge Mtn and clouds	28Mormon Tea	29Clouds building over La Madre
30Break on the slope	31On the way up	32Clouds building over Bridge	33Clouds and vistas	34More vistas
35On the way up	36On the way up	37Cliffs of Magic Mountain	38View of Turtle Head and Calico	39Close up-Turtle Head and Calico
40On route up the slope	41On route to first crack	42Tree growing out of rock	43Crack leading up on the left	44View from the crack
45View from the crack	46In another small crack	47The traverse comes to view	48Traversing	49Traversing
50Traversing	51Up	52View of Rainbow Peak	53View of Rose Tower	54Now through large boulders