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Red Rock Canyon

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Destination: Turtlehead Peak, viewed from outside the Park turtlehead5.jpg (130905 bytes) passing calico tanks redrockcyn9.jpg (177584 bytes)
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More views of the Peak from below

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Upward-bound to additional beauty

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Views from the saddle

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View of the other side from the saddle (left); 2 views of Las Vegas from the Peak (right) turtleheadview3.jpg (139587 bytes) turtleheadvegas.jpg (120629 bytes)
Mt Charleston peaking through in the center, followed by 2 more awesome views turtlehead-mtchas.jpg (140998 bytes) turtleheadview2.jpg (169183 bytes) turtleheadview.jpg (148680 bytes)
A wet winter hike up First Creek, south of the park entrance. First image is viewing the calico tanks from the trail.

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