50.02 Nevada: Boulder City: Red Mountain returning via Bootleg Canyon (in one piece)
Continuing with the theme of heat, I acted in a cowardly manner. A while back, I brazenly stated: 'The next male who tells me temperatures of over 100 degrees may be hot but...but in Arizona and Nevada, it's a dry heat, I will bop'. Sure enough we met people, almost none on the trails although we departed from the trailheads at 5am, who made the statement precisely. I did not take action—I was too hot and dry...and cowardly. (Essay follows at end) The power of early light. Changing light, not a different mountain. Always searching for bighorn sheep...sometimes even count them in my sleep. Lake Mead under harsh light referred to in the essay below. One of our least favorite cities (Las Vegas) but always attractive from peaks. On our last trip during winter, we stood on the peak in the distance and got a different perspective. In the USA, there's always a golf course somewhere close, Col. Jen led us down Bootleg Canyon trail from Red Mounta...