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| | Hiking | 4.50 Miles | 1 Hour 28 Mns | | 3.07 mph |
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| no partners | | In Vegas for a couple of days and wanted to revisit Red Rock Canyon. There are quite a few trails in this area, but currently I’m keeping my choices limited to what is in currently in HAZ and with my time availability. Today, I opted for Dale’s Trail. This is not one of the “must do” trails in the park, but it offers a nice panorama of the canyon and surrounding “mountainscapes “. The trails are all accessed by a 1-way 13 mile scenic loop. So it’s important you know where your TH is, because if you miss the parking area it’s either a longer hike (from the next TH) or another lap around the loop. This trail takes place near the end of the scenic loop so you need to drive in about 9 miles to get to the Ice Box TH.
Got to the Ice Box TH around 6:30. I did a simple in and out….Ice Box then Dale, then back. Was hoping to “take notes” along the way for a trail description, but my Garmin died in the first 15 minutes. (Very disappointed with the Garmin batteries. Feel like I’ve only had them for a short time and they are not holding a charge). Hiked in on Ice Box .25 miles and then turned south onto Dale’s Trail. Dale’s is pretty much a south-north trail with some curves along the way. It crosses about 6 washes along the way and otherwise contours to the slopes coming off of Rainbow Mountain. The trail actually has a saddle that it crosses about half through. This is very near the high point and the trail tapers off gradual from that spot. On the way back, I was surprised that the elevation loss from this high point felt about the same going either direction. The vegetation was more robust along this trail (Juniper, Pinions and pines) than compared to a lot of trails in this canyon.
Great weather. Temps in the upper 40’s. Clear skies, though Las Vegas looked polluted in the distance. No wildlife. Encountered 6 hikers, two of which had climbing gear. |
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