Fall Travels begin at Pahranagat NWR

[John Morrow]

Began my fall travels in the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge region.
Day 1 was a hike and scramble up by White River Narrows searching for lesser published rock art.
                   

Days 2 and 3 were connecting some little known peaks in the area with loop hikes.

Maps and many more photos here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23557848@N...313361794/

I seem to forget how to post TRs effectively.  This method seems quite restricted?  Just a few photos permitted, and only as attachments and not larger size within text....

[John Morrow]

Began my fall travels in the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge region.
Day 1 was a hike and scramble up by White River Narrows searching for lesser published rock art.


Days 2 and 3 were connecting some little known peaks in the area with loop hikes.

Maps and many more photos here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23557848@N...313361794/

I seem to forget how to post TRs effectively.  This method seems quite restricted?  Just a few photos permitted, and only as attachments and not larger size within text....

Day 2 up the Medsger Pass Road (see map on Flickr album)
Peak 5198' route: sun/shadow line by John Morrow, on Flickr

Day 3 up by Hancock Summit  (see map on Flickr album)
forbidden Area 51 by John Morrow, on Flickr


If these links work, then I remember how to do this.....

[MojaveGeek]

Looks good to me. Where was the Area 51 pic taken? Tickaboo?

[John Morrow]

Looks good to me.  Where was the Area 51 pic taken?  Tickaboo?

From the Peak labeled 1745 Meters in this map.  SW of Hancock Summit, Hwy 375 west of Alamo.

Hancock Summit Hwy 375 by John Morrow, on Flickr

Tikaboo seemed like it would be too cold for the week I was in the area.

[MojaveGeek]

This thread sort of died but I thought I was just going to be the intro to your fall trip, John. Anything more to add? Or maybe I need to go over to nwhikers to see what you've posted over there.

[John Morrow]

This thread sort of died but I thought I was just going to be the intro to your fall trip, John.  Anything more to add?  Or maybe I need to go over to nwhikers to see what you've posted over there.

Hi MG,

No, I just kinda lost steam.  I may yet.  All my photos are up now, though, in Albums on Flickr.  

https://www.flickr.com/photos/23557848@N03/albums/

Overuse, generally, has really taken the wind out of my sail toward trip reporting on any of the "usual" forums.  However, I really have found that Lake Mead, Mojave NP, and wilderness areas of the region simply seem to not attract much attention away from the road systems.  The exception being the increase in long term dispersed camping.  Backcountry travel, however, still seems fairly minimal.  In the case of my recent trip, I do doubt that TRs would add to the "pressure" of use, I just have been lazy about the effort!  After Lincoln County NV I continued in a horseshoe around Vegas, roughly.  I spent a day in Arrow Canyon Wilderness-->several on North Shore Lake Mead NRA-->down to South Shore Lake Mead--> adjacent wilderness/backcountry areas (Union Pass and Dead Mountains)--> Mojave NP (Cinder Cones region +)--> DVNP.
Off of a road or a recognized trail (Lake Mead Railroad Tunnel Trail) I never saw a single soul.

Oops, looking at my albums, I haven't posted Death Valley yet!  Only two hikes: Peak 1676 above Coffin Canyon and Shwaub via Echo Canyon end of road TH.
John