Rainbow Wall (6,924 feet)

Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

8 miles up and back via the North Fork of Oak Creek Canyon with over 3000 feet of elevation gain.

April 1, 2007

To begin this slideshow click on the first thumbnail; to see our previous trip up Rainbow Wall click here.


01On route to Oak Creek

02First lizard of the day

03Side-blotched Lizard

04On Oak Creek trail

05Cliffrose in bloom

06Ponderosa and Oak Peak

07In Oak Creek Canyon

08Serviceberry in bloom

09Serviceberry bloom

10On route up canyon

11By Redbud Tree

12Close up of Oak Peak

13Looking up canyon

14Western Redbud in bloom

15Redbud blooms

16The main canyon continues

17Western Fence Lizard

18Close-up

19On route up canyon

20Water

21In the North fork of Oak Creek

22Surprise deep in Oak Creek

23Ducks

24Ducks

25First waterfall

26Natural pool and view up canyon

27Frog at the pool

28Pacific Tree Frog

29Pacific Tree Frog

30Back under water

31One of several Ponderosas

32By another Ponderosa

33Second waterfall

34On route the right side of waterfall

35On route up waterfall

36On route up the waterfall

37On route up the waterfall

38A look back

39Another waterfall

40On route up canyon

41On route up canyon

42North Fork of Oak Creek

43Deep in Oak Creek

44On route up canyon

45Water

46Cold and refreshing water

47Approaching the turn

48Canyon turns

49More pools

50Baby Toad

51Red-spotted Toad near pool

52Slope to red ramp begins

53Water and algae

54Water and algae

55Looking back

56Natural pool

57Looking back into Oak Creek

58Looking ahead on route

59On route to red ramp

60The ramp up

61On route up the ramp

62Lizard on top of ramp

63On route to the summit

64On route to the summit

65Juniper and Bridge Mountain

66Approaching the summit

67On the summit

68Vistas from Rainbow Wall

69Vistas from Rainbow Wall

70On Rainbow Wall

71Looking from Rainbow Wall

72View into Juniper Canyon

73On Rainbow Wall

74On Rainbow Wall

75On Rainbow Wall