Hiking in Calico Basin

Calico Basin Hike

We set out for a 2 hour hike..Mark and Debbie know the route..we hike from their home to a trail up the street.

I am in love with these red rocks..sometimes orange…sometimes red…

It was a beautiful clear day..it snowed the day before… The snow sticks in the higher elevations and in low light areas

We walk on huge red rock bouldersGolden and Reds.. Higher towards the blue sky Hi Jeff and Deb!     Looks like we are going to do some bouldering

    Yep..I love this part Not much height..but a fun scramble  A red rock chair..time for a break..

  A view of where we came from..if you enlarge the photo and zoom in you can see our Homey in the valley below..to the right of the first white house on the left.

Beyond the valley and over the mountain range is Vegas  We start heading down and around the mountain…colder and more snow..  Crystals in the snowWe hike toward the red rock thru the valley   ice crystal formations on the snow.. looking back into the sun from where we came..Thru a wash…  I love the striped rocks…Candy cane..   to make the hike shorter..we need to hike back upmore rock scrambling     Jeff in the creviceAlmost at the top  Ahh…now its downhill from here…    Back to the road .looking  back to where we hiked...almost home

mORE hiKES aND FUn sTUfF TO COME