Blogs from Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, United States, North America - page 2

Friday 13th March 2009 I took Pai for his first hike in Red Rock Canyon. The closest stop is Calico Basin (10 mins from home) so we started there. We had a nice stroll around with no particular aim in mind. The sun was getting low in the sky so it was just a quick one - a warm up for Pai's Adventures in Red Rock. ... read more

Saturday 14th February 2009 Calico Tank is one of my favourite 'short & easy' hikes in Red Rock because it provides a great variety of scenery and then their is a great view of Vegas at the end (which I forgot to photgraph - Doh!).... read more

Thursday 5th February 2009 I was feeling REALLY tired (see the eyes in photos/video) so decided to take a short-ish hike to Keystone Thrust. It is where older rock (volcanic grey stuff) got pushed up on top of much younger (red sand stone) rock during a geological 'thrust'... I got there pretty quickly so decided to climb up the wash to the nearby hills with interesting looking (for me anyway) outcrops of rock. I found an interesting alternative to 'letter boxing' at one of them (see the video link below). Also turns out that volcanic rock is really sharp - cuts your hands up really easy! After I peaked the second nearby hill I decided to 'cross country' it directly back to the car. See the video clip here ... read more

Thursday 29th January 2009 I met Tom on a hike to Goldstrike Springs the day before and he had offered to hike Bridge Mountain with me the next day. I had heard great things about this hike and it was on my wish list before I even got to Vegas. I was pleased to have a 'veteran' to go with on my first hike up there, especially in the icy conditions we faced. Tom picked me up and we drove in to the Red Rock Canyon. Part way round the scenic drive is a track called Rocky Gap Road. It is a 4x4-only track that heads northwest from Red Rock. It took about 30 mins to get to the point to start the hike. We headed out from the car around 9.30am. It was a nice ... read more

Saturday 2nd August Saturday brought more lovely weather, and Amy thought it would be good to combine seeing Richard off to the airport with a convenient detour to the outlet malls! Surprise, surprise! After seeing Richard off to the airport we looked at the map and decided to head for the Red Rock Canyon, 30 mins outside of Vegas. It was still mega hot when we arrived, so just a short walk was in order, but it was still worth it as we saw a sunbathing lizard and some beautiful rock formations. Next was the task of finding somewhere to stay. We lucked out with an old ranch style motel with a lot more to offer than just a room!! We had a very rustic traditional dinner in the ranch restaurant, before heading to the laundry ... read more