More broad, flat bajada (view SW) |
Road dips through a shallow wash (view SW) |
More broad, flat, sparsely vegetated bajada (view SW) |
Road begins to dip into the first deep wash (view SW) |
The road is a bit steep, rocky, and tipped outward (view SW) |
Below the slope, the road runs down towards the wash (view SW) |
Running above the wash (view SW) |
The road turns and dips across the wash (view SSW) |
Flash flood debris in the wash (view SSW) |
Climbing steeply towards Lake Mead boundary signs (view SW) |
Lake Mead boundary signs (view SW) |
The road bends steeply left, then climbs towards the crest (view E) |
Approaching the crest of the hill and Lake Mead boundary signs |
Lake Mead road number sign (view SE) |
Atop the next bajada flats (view SE) |
Crossing a shallow, but steep-edge wash (view SE) |
Descending towards Sand Wash (view SE) |
Descending towards Sand Wash; washout with bypass (view SE) |
Trace of road into Sand Wash (view SE) |
Trace of road down and out of Sand Wash (view SE) |
Steep bypass to avoid the washout (view SE) |
Arriving at the edge of Sand Wash (view SE) |
Narrows Road North joins Sand Wash Road (view W) |
Narrows Road North runs with Sand Wash Road (view W) |
Designated road sign in Sand Wash (N Fork Sand Wash Rd; view SW) |
Road in Sand Wash (N Fork Sand Wash Rd; view SW) |
Road exiting Sand Wash (N Fork Sand Wash Rd; view SW) |
Narrows Road North exiting Sand Wash (view S) |
Sign: Narrows Road North exits Sand Wash (view S) |
Side canyon out of Sand Wash (N Fork Sand Wash Rd; view SE) |
Side canyon out of Sand Wash (N Fork Sand Wash Rd; view E) |
Side canyon out of Sand Wash (N Fork Sand Wash Rd; view E) |
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Approaching top of Sand Wash hillside (view SW) |
Re-entering Lake Mead NRA (view SW) |
North Fork of Sand Wash Road at Narrows Road North (view S) |
Narrows Road North sign (view S) |
Narrows Road North sign (view S) |
Departing the intersection (view S) |
Approaching another wash channel (view SE) |
Approaching yet another wash channel (view SE) |
Approaching yet a washout (view SE) |
Long, straight road (view SE) |
Designated road sign (view SE) |
Looking back at designated road sign (view NW; NPS Road 114) |
Post-and-cable fence (view SE) |
Another washout (view SE) |
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Bending left into Mud Wash (view SE) |
Dropping towards Mud Wash (view SE) |
Signs announce leaving Lake Mead NRA (view SE) |
Dropping towards Mud Wash (view SE) |
Mud Wash (view SE) |
Really starting down into Mud Wash (view E) |
Historic fencing along edge of the cliff (view E) |
Historic fencing along edge of the cliff (view E) |
Truck starting into the hard part (view E) |
Rocks and tilted outward (view E) |
Truck in the hard part (view E) |
Descending steep, narrow road towards Mud Wash (view E) |
Descending steep, narrow road towards Mud Wash (view E) |
Approaching end of Narrows Road North (view E) |
Road conditions improve past the rocky cliff (view E) |
Road turns down steep hillside (view W) |
This turn bypassed the previous too-tight turn (view S) |
Descending into Mud Wash (view SE) |
Arriving in Mud Wash (view SE) |
Note that the designed road turns right to return to Whitney Pocket |
Mud Wash (view W down Mud Wash; spring) |
Road runs down muddy wash (view W; spring) |
Road runs in water from Red Bluff Spring (view W; winter) |
Road runs in water from Red Bluff Spring (view W; spring) |
Narrows Road North approaching Gold Butte Wash Road (view W) |
End of Narrows Road North (view W) |