Moonscape Canyon Hot Springs

Lake Mead Area, Nevada

This is a remote and rugged area. No established trails exist and route finding is required. The hot springs are unimproved and in thick foilage of Tamarisk trees.

November 15, 2006


70Warm water

71Dragonfly by the springs

72Big pool used to be by this wall

73View of Lone Rock from wall

74In Moonscape Canyon

75Looking back

76Hiking up Moonscape Canyon

77Entrance to The Grotto

78Entering the Grotto

79In the Grotto

80The Grotto

81The Grotto

82Grotto wall

83Grotto wall

84Warm Pool in the Grotto

85Look back at the Grotto

86Warm water

87By warm water

88Damselfly

89Damselfly

90On route up canyon

91On route up canyon

92Looking ahead

93Canyon walls

94Looking up canyon

95Looking down canyon

96On route up canyon

97Looking back

98On route up canyon

99On route up canyon

100Nick climbing out

101Look back at Lone Rock

102View ahead

103Climbing out

104Climbing out

105On route up canyon

106By tinaja

107By tinaja

108Another tinaja

109Tinaja and view up canyon

110By tinaja

111By tinaja

112Climbing out

113Climbing out

114By another climb-out

115Climbing out

116Climbing out

117Afternoon scenery

118Afternoon scenery

119 Hiking out

120Nice looking peak

121 Hiking out

122The river comes to view

123The Colorado River

124On Lookout Rock

125Bighorn Sheep running away

126Bighorn Sheep

127On route to rim

128Afternoon light

129View from rim

130Driving out

131Driving out

132Profile of our hike