Manganese Peak and Jim Jones Reef

Black Mountains, Lake Mead NRA, Nevada

March 8, 2006


56There is an 80-foot dryfall below

57The walk-around

58The cloud

59On route to the lakeshore

60On route to the lake

61On route to the lake

62Lake is much closer now

63Looking back

64Little Gold Poppy

65Another walk-around

66Zebra-tailed Lizard

67The lake is near

68Jim Jones Reef

69Lake Mead

70Lake Mead

71Lake Mead

72By the lake

73Lunchtime

74Another Zebra-tailed Lizard

75Zebra-tailed Lizard

76Jim Jones Wash

77Cloud

78It is all uphill on our return trip

79On the way up canyon

80Climbing up

81Balancing Rock

82On the way up canyon

83Hiking up canyon

84View up canyon

85Natural rock formation

86Conglomerate rock

87By another dryfall we will climb

88On a dryfall

89On way up dryfall

90Climbing up

91A look back

92Lake Mead

93Traversing the slope

94Afternoon colors

95Lake Mead in the background

96Close-up of the lake

97View of Cathedral Peaks

99Turkey Vulture soaring above us

100Rock formation

101Tired and waiting for a ride

102Waiting for a ride

103Yellow line is our route