Oak Peak (6,033 feet) in Red Rocks, Nevada

Via the North Fork of Oak Creek (7 miles up and back with over 2,200 feet of elevation gain)

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April 13 , 2008


65Pond below the falls

66Red-potted Toad

67By large Ponderosa Pine

68Second waterfall

69Second waterfall

70Up second waterfall

71Up second waterfall

72On second waterfall

73Looking down from the falls

74Looking down from second falls

75Ponderosa Pine

76On route up canyon

77Deep in the North Fork

78Looking back

79Weeping Rock

80Textures

81Looking back

82Looking ahead

83Ponderosa seedling

84In the North Fork

85One more waterfall

86Up the waterfall

87Up the waterfall

88Hiking out of the canyon

89North fork down below

90On route to Oak Peak

91On route to Oak Peak

92Vistas

93Wilson Cliffs Thrust Fault

94Oak Creek Canyon down below

95Approaching the summit

96Approaching the summit

97On the summit

98View from the summit

99Summit shot

100Rainbow Wall in the back

101Summit shot

102Cactus Flower Tower

103Back in Oak Creek

104On route down the North Fork

105Descending the North Fork

106Descending

107Break

108Pacific Tree Frog

109Red-Spotted Toad

110Mating season has began

111Nosy

112Red-Spotted Toads

113Toads

114By Redbud Tree

115Calico Hills view

116GPS trace of route

117Profile of the hike