Showing posts with label hike. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hike. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Frenchman Mountain Las Vegas

Frenchman Mountain Las Vegas


This is a very steep and treacherous trail. You climb 1,788 feet from the bottom on a dirt road littered by large gravel. You have to watch every step you take, and it is very easy to slide.  Take a hiking stick to help keep your balance. The trail head is 6.6 miles from the park entrance on Lake Mead Blvd or 2.1 miles from Hollywood Blvd.  The views are spectacular.  You can see all of Las Vegas and Henderson if you go out on the far summit.




This is not actually on the Frenchman Trail, but is a wash not far from the trail.



Prickly Poppies

Prickly Poppy leaves

View from trail to Lake Mead Blvd

Steep trail with Steep Switch Backs.

View of Mt. Charleston from Frenchman Mountain



Hikers at a summit

Mount Charleston from Frenchman Mountain

View of Las Vegas from Frenchman Mountain

Frenchman Summit

View from Frenchman Mountain

Four wheeler at the summit

A long way up. Four-wheeler coming down

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Hidden Canyon - Henderson, NV




Hidden Canyon (this is what I call it) is located less than a mile from the River Mountain Bike Trail. In less than thirty minutes of walking you will feel like you have walked into a desert wilderness except for the constant airplanes overhead. You will find huge boulders as big as building. One of the boulders you can walk under.

Be aware when walking this trail. It is perfect coyote and mountain lion country.  A mountain lion was spotted in this area.