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