Hamblin aka Pinto Mountain (3,310 feet)

Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

January 12, 2006


01On Northshore Road

02Bowl of Fire

03Hiking into the wash

04In Cottonwood Wash

05Cottonwood Wash

06In Cottonwood Wash

07In Cottonwood Wash

08In Cottonwood Wash

09Painted Lady Butterfly

10We see Mustangs

11Mustangs

12Mustangs

13Mustangs

14Mustangs

15Mustangs above on ridge

16On route to ridge

17On route to ridge

18Vistas

19Colors of the desert

20View of Northshore Peak

21Vistas

22Hiking over unnamed summit

23On the ridge we will traverse

24View of summit and wash we take

25In a wash

26In a wash

27Hiking out of the wash

28View of Muddy Mountains

29Muddy Peak close-up

30Vistas from ridge

31Pinto Valley in distance

32Sentinel Peak close-up

33Pyramid and Booth Pinnacle close-up

34On route to the summit

35First view of Lake Mead

36Lake Mead

37On route to the summit

38On route to the summit

39Almost there

40On the summit of Hamblin Mtn