Mount Charleston

Yesterday I got it into my head to take the dogs up into the mountains so they could spend a decent amount of time time outside.  One of the advantages of working for yourself is you can decide when you take your days off, so we could just pick up and go.  On the other hand if your schedule is irregular you can go too long without having taken a day off and suddenly find yourself worked out for a few days.

Unfortunately I forgot to bring the camera after making sure it was charged, so no pictures from this trip.  Mount Charleston is NW of Vegas and from our place it its pretty easy to get to.  Just head west and hop on the highway that heads NW out of town then get off a little way out of town and follow the road up the mountain.  As we went up in elevation the temp dropped from 102 to 80.  More surprisingly vegetation got bigger and greener as we went up.  At 6000 or 7000 feet there was actually a forest of trees hitting upwards of 60 feet.  I had no idea there was anything like that in the area.  By the small town at the top there’s a picnic and camping area in the forest that costs $7 for the day to get into but has individual spots to park at with a picnic tables and grills.  On the way back down the temperature went from 72 to 90 (the sun was behind the mountain by the time we left).

I think we’ll have to trek into the mountain again next week to give the dogs a break from the heat again.

Tula of the Mountain.

A nerd-boy americanus outside his natural habitat.

See, Leah does outdoorsy crap too.