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McFarland Peak
via North Canyon
8 miles up and back with 3700 feet of elevation gain
Spring Mountains, Nevada
July 1, 2007
01Road to unofficial trailhead
02- 5 miles to trailhead
03View of route from trailhead
04Wild Mustang near trailhead
05More Mustangs
06They like each other
07Beautiful Mustang
08Portrait of him
09Another beautiful Mustang
10Portrait of him
11Bye for now
12Mares and Colt
13Colt
14Two more
15Mom with Colt grazing
16Grazing near the canyon
17In North Canyon
18In North Canyon
19Shallow Cave
20In North Canyon
21On route up canyon
22Looking ahead
23On route up canyon
24On route up canyon
25Looking back
26Looking back
27On route up canyon
28Hungry Bee
29Looking ahead
30In North Canyon
31In North Canyon
32Thicket Hairstreak
33Nevada Skipper
34Blossoms attract butterflies
35In North Canyon
36Another hungry Skipper
37Nevada Skipper
38The Admiral
39Bee on route to nectar
40We continue up canyon
41Approaching the fork
42Approaching the fork
43Thompson Beardtongue
44In the left fork
45On route to ridge
46On route to ridge
47Thru the forest to ridge
48The never-ending slope to ridge
49Lots of pine cones on route
50On the ridge finally
51Looking ahead on route
52Cliffs of McFarland
53Summit is near
54On route along the ridge
55Here is the Arch
56McFarland Arch
57By the Arch
58On McFarland Arch
59We continue up the ridgeline
60Looking back
61On the ridge
62Summit comes to view
63View of the summit
64Summit
65Charleston Peak in distance
66Mummy Mtn in distance
67Macks Peak is in distance
68View of Bonanza Peak
69Descending
70Back on the ridge
71Looking down
72Looking down
73On the ridge
74On the ridge
75On the ridge
76Descending
77Back in North Canyon
78Out of North Canyon
79Back in the desert
80Gray-breasted Jays
81Gray-breasted Jays
82Look back at the peak
83GPS trace of our route
84Location of the Arch
85Profile of the route
86Nevada desert