Mud Springs Canyon

The canyon is located between Windy Peak and Black Velvet Peak in the southern part of Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

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April 26, 2006

01On route to South Red Rock	02Windy and Black Velvet Peak	03Taking photos	04On route to the trailhead	05Pencil Cholla
06Blue Sage	07Blue Sage	08Mojave Yuccas	09Wilson, Rainbow and Bridge	10Black Velvet Peak
11The Monument	12Desert Marigolds	13Turpentine Broom	14Paintbrush	15Small-leaved Amsonia
16Primrose and Windy Peak	17Mud Springs in distance	18In the wash	19Desert Marigold	20Fly on Marigold
21View of the Monument	22View towards Mud Springs	23Spider living in Marigold	24Spider and his web	25By Beavertail Cactus
26Beavertail bloom	27Sagebrush Lizard	28Sagebrush Lizard	29Sagebrush Lizard	30Beavertail Cactus
31Mouth of the canyon is near	32Chia	33On route to Mud Springs	34Whiptail lizard, juvenile	35Arch
36Entering the canyon	37Redbud Tree	38In Mud Springs Canyon	39In Mud Springs Canyon	40By blooming Redbud Tree
41In Mud Springs Canyon	42By blooming Redbud Tree	43Redbud in bloom	44In Mud Springs Canyon	45In Mud Springs Canyon
46Waterfall comes to view	47By the waterfall	48Waterfall	49Waterfall and Redbud	50Redbud
51Balancing rock above the canyon	52Face Rock	53Penstemons	54Young fern	55Claret Cup in bloom
56Indian Paintbrush	57Looking out of the canyon	58Sleeping in Marigold	59Cottontail hiding	60Jackrabbit grazing at dusk
61Sunset