Boulder Peak in Lake Mead Area, Nevada

A 13.4-mile loop hike which starts in Cottonwood Wash off the Northshore Road.

To begin the slideshow click on the first thumbnail; for a GPS trace and profile of our route click here

January 13, 2008

01Starting in Cottonwood Wash	02Red Barrel Cactus	03Colors in the wash	04In Cottonwood Wash	05Colors in the wash
06A look back	07In the wash	08In the wash	09	10Home of Desert Tortoise
11View from entrance	12Colors	13Bear-Paw Poppy	14We end up on some old road	15Looking ahead
16Cross country	17Look to the side	18Looking back	19Colors ahead	20Descending into the wash
21Bobcat print in shade	22Another bobcat print in the sun	23Photographing	24With Desert Holly	25Desert Holly Saltbush
26Desert Holly up close	27More flora research	28Pygmy Cedar up close	29Pigmy Cedar	30Nice looking small peak
31Passing by	32Textures in the wash	33Looking back in the wash	34Up close with cactus	35
36Beavertail Cactus	37Nice looking small peak again	38	39	40
41	42Still long ways to go	43Well protected Beavertail	44	45Photographing Bear-Paw Poppy
46Bear-Paw Poppy	47Tough life of Palmers Phacelia	48In the wash	49Textures in the wash	50In the wash
51Looking back	52Looking ahead	53Pinto Valley to the side	54Off to the gap	55Orange rock
56View of Sentinel Peak	57Cool colors	58	59	60Close up of Pyramid
61	62	63	64Sentinel Peak	65
66Redstone Dunes	67Looking back	68Looking ahead	69Our goal is finally in full view	70