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Moonscape Canyon Hot Springs
Lake Mead Area, Nevada
This is a remote and rugged area. No established trails exist and route finding is required. The hot springs are unimproved and in thick foilage of Tamarisk trees.
November 15, 2006
01Discussing the route
02View from our starting point
03Vistas and the Colorado River
04The Colorado River
05Enjoying the vistas
06The descend begins
07Vistas
08Vistas
09Vistas
10A look back
11The Colorado River
12Close-up of the river
13Descending
14Descending
15On the way down
16Looking back at the cliffs
17On the way down
18Through Creosote and Brittlebush
19Look back at our descent
20On route to overlook
21On route to overlook
22View from overlook
23Info
24At the overlook
25At the overlook
26At the overlook
27More vistas
28Lone Rock is in view
29Nick and Henry at the overlook
30Henry and Anya at the overlook
31Descent continues
32The way down and vistas
33On the way down
34Descending
35Mini arch
36On the way down
37Admiring the canyon
38Vistas around
39On route down canyon
40Looking down canyon
41Looking down canyon
42On route down canyon
43Looking down canyon
44On route down canyon
45Photographing tinaja
46aNick by tinaja
46bReflection
47Reflections in tinaja
48Nick traversing above tinaja
49More photography
50Henry by tinaja
51We continue to our destination
52Descending
53Looking back
54Looking around
55Looking ahead
56Lunch break
57Discussing the route
58On the way down
59River in distance
60The Colorado River
61The Colorado River
62On route
63Lone Rock is getting closer
64On route to hot springs
65Lone Rock
66Descending to hot springs
67It is very brushy here
68It is brushy by the springs
69Water is warm