Mescalito (5, 440 feet) in Red Rocks, Nevada

Ascent via Fern Canyon; descent via Mescalito Fork and South Fork of Pine Creek.

7-mile loop with over 1500 feet of elevation gain.

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May 12, 2006

01With Gopher Snake on scenic loop	02Gopher Snake	03With Gopher snake	4Gopher Snake	05Gopher Snake
06With Gopher Snake	07With Gopher Snake	08With Gopher Snake	09Scarlet Gaura	10On Pine Creek trail
11Jimson Weed	12Moth on Yerba Santa	13Yerba Santa	14Yerba Santa and Mescalito	15Pine Creek trail
16Our goal for today above	17On route to Fern Canyon	18Climbers on Dark Shadows	19Climbers on Dark Shadows	20In Fern Canyon
21Fern Canyon	22Frog posing on camera	23In Fern Canyon	24Western Fence Lizard	25Fern Canyon
26Fern Canyon	27On route up canyon	28On route up canyon	29By Fern Canyon Waterfall	30Don climbing the waterfall
31Climbing the waterfall	32Henry above the waterfall	33Above the waterfall	34Above the waterfall	35We continue up canyon
36Chilling	37Pacific Tree Frog chilling also	38We leave the canyon here	39Hiking above Fern Canyon	40ptional traverse
41Don traversing	42Optional climb	43On route	44On route	45Centipede
46Prickly Pear bloom with bugs	47Bugs in Prickly Pear bloom	48On route	49On route	50On route
51Traversing	52Bighorn Sheep grazing in distance	53By tall Ponderosa Pine	54View of our route up	55Heading for shade
56Nice spot for a break	57Pacific Tree Frogs	58Pacific Tree Frogs	59Pacific Tree Frogs	60Fly on a Daisy
61We continue uphill	62Climbing up	63Climbing up	64Bighorn Sheep on ridge	65Curious ewes
66Ewes	67Ewes	68Ewes	69Photographing Bighorns	70Paiute Wall
71Bridge Mountain	72Claret Cup cactus in bloom	73On route to ridge	74Traversing to ridge	75Traversing
76On route to ridge	77On route to ridge	78Traverse continues	79Grass	80On route to ridge