Mescalito (5, 440 feet) in Red Rocks, Nevada

Up and back via the South Fork of Pine Creek and Mescalito Canyon.

7 miles round trip with over 1500 feet of elevation gain.

April 6 , 2008

01Mojave Yuccas in bloom	02Mojave Yucca and Mescalito	03Mojave Yucca Flower stalk	04Mojave Yucca blooms	05Mojave Yucca bloom
06Blackbrush	07On Pine Creek Trail	08Wild Rhubard	09Wild Hyacinth	10Wild Hyacinth
11Photographing flowers	12Fremont Phacelia	13Fremont Phacelia	14South Fork of Pine Creek	15In the South Fork of Pine Creek
16In the South Fork	17Redbud branches	18Redbud blooms	19	20By Redbud Tree
21In the South Fork	22In the South Fork	23By blooming Redbud	24Redbud	25
26Western Fence ready to hide	27In the South Fork	28In the South Fork	29Spring in South Fork	30On route up canyon
31	32On route up canyon	33	34Approaching Mescalito Fork	35Mescalito Fork
36Redbud Tree	37Looking back in Mescalito Fork	38In Mescalito Canyon	39 Looking up Mescalito Canyon	40The way up to Mescalito Peak
41On the way up	42On the way up	43Fellow hiker	44Look into the canyon	44On route to ridge
45Another Side-Blotched Lizard	46Bighorn Sheep high above us	47We are being watched	48Windblown Ponderosa	49Chute to ridgeline
50One of many lizards up here	51Summit comes to view here	52View of the summit	53Natural Roof	54Downclimbing to summit pyramid
55On route to summit	56On Mescalito	57View of Juniper Peak	58Summit of Mescalito	59Looking down from the top
60Summit shot	61Summit shot	62Side-Blotched Lizard	63Descending back into the canyon	64Look at Mescalito during descent
65Cliffs of Mescalito	66GPS trace of the route	67Profile of the hike