Gunsight Notch Peak (6021 feet) in Red Rocks, Nevada

Ascent via Juniper Canyon and Gunsight Notch; descent via Gunsight Notch Canyon and Pine Creek

A 7-mile loop with over 2000 feet of elevation gain.

April 20 , 2008

01Globemallow in full bloom	02Banana Yuccas in bloom	03Mariposa Lily	04Lily in different color	05Dune Primroses
06On Pine Creek Trail	07Spring along the Pine Creek trail	08Location of Juniper Canyon	09Scarlet Gaura	10Trail Junction to Juniper Canyon
11Amsonia	12Blackbrush	13Magic Mtn and Goldenbush	14By Goldenbush	15Indian Paintbrush
16Indian Paintbrush	17Banana Yucca	18Blooms of Banana Yucca	19Fremont Phacelia	20Fremont Phacelia up close
21Goldenbush and Mt Wilson	22Rainbow Wall view	23Beavertail blooms	24Beavertail Cactus bloom	25Beautiful Lily
26Mariposa Lily	27Beavertail Cactus	28Wild Hyacinth	29Juniper Canyon	30Banana Yuccas in bloom
31In Juniper Canyon	32Brownstone Wall comes to view	33In Juniper Canyon	34Brownstone Wall	35Start of the notch
36Class 4 section	37Climbing up the notch	38Looking out from the notch	39Enroute up the notch	40Looking ahead on route
41Looking out from the notch	42Approaching top of the notch	43Approaching top of the notch	44Top of Gunsight Notch	45Gunsight Notch is down below
46Final few feet to the summit	47En route to summit	48Summit	49Rainbow Wall view	50Looking down to Pine Creek
51Summit vistas	52Appraoching the summit	53Summit shot	54Summit shot	55Western Fence Lizard
56Down Gunsight Notch Canyon	57In the South Fork of Pine Crrek	58LOtd of fun boulder hopping here	59GlobeMallow near the trail	60Globe Mallow blossoms
61Globe Mallow in full bloom	62Red Barrel Cactus	63Beavertail and Magic Mtn	64Beavertail in full bloom	65Desert Marigold
66Desert Marigolds	67Lots of Globe Mallow along trail	68GPS trace of the loop	69Profile of our hike