Hiking Around Las Vegas, Lake Mead NRA, Bridge Mountain Wilderness Area
 Hiker relaxing at Grapevine Canyon waterfall |
Overview Grapevine Canyon is a rocky canyon in granite mountains (unusual for the Las Vegas area) with an amazing array of petroglyphs, several stands of cottonwood trees, a seasonal stream, water-sculpted narrows, and a nice little waterfall with a bathtub at about 1.7 miles out. The Grapevine Canyon Waterfall route is a good hike that runs up a sandy wash for 0.3 miles to petroglyphs on cliffs at the mouth of the canyon. After that, the route boulder-hops up the canyon for another 1.4 miles to a 15-foot waterfall. Presented here are photos of the return. For a detailed description of the route, including directions, maps, GPS coordinates, and photos, see Grapevine Canyon Waterfall. |
 Hiker departing Grapevine Canyon waterfall (view E) |
 Returning down the South Fork (view E) |
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 South Fork merging with North Fork (view E) |
 Confluence of South Fork and North Fork (view E) |
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 Approaching the top of the granite narrows (view SE) |
 Hiker peering down into the top of the granite narrows (view SE) |
 Top of the granite narrows (view S) |
 Hiker starting into the granite narrows (view S) |
 Sculpted granite narrows (view S) |
 Sculpted granite narrows (view S) |
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 Hiker approaching the end of the granite narrows (view S) |
 Hiker exiting into the granite narrows (view S) |
 Broad wash (view SE) |
 Hiker exiting wash to bypass cottonwood logs (view SE) |
 Hiker exiting wash to bypass cottonwood logs (view SE) |
 Bypass above the wash (view SE) |
 Use-trail returns to wash past the fallen cottonwood tree (view NE) |
 Fallen giant trying to hang on (view SE) |
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 Hiker approaching a tight spot in the canyon (view SE) |
 The tight spot is choked with another dead cottonwood (view SE) |
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 Approaching the granite gorge with the chockstone (view E) |
 Hiker inspecting the granite gorge below the chockstone (view E) |
 Nope; not the way to go (view E) |
 Hiker passing south of the granite gorge with chockstone (view E) |
 Hiker passing south of the granite gorge with chockstone (view E) |
 Passing the last of the granite obstacles (view E) |
 Hiker passing south of the granite gorge with chockstone (view E) |
 Hiker passing south of the granite gorge with chockstone (view E) |
 Hiker passing south of the granite gorge with chockstone (view E) |
 Hiker back in the wash below the granite gorge (view E) |
 Passing the site of the cowboy dam (view E) |
 Continuing down the canyon (view SE) |
 Approaching the mouth of the canyon (view E) |
 Approaching easy granite obstacles (view E) |
 Passing easy granite obstacles (view E) |
 Approaching the mouth of the canyon (view E) |
 Creek flowing from mouth of the canyon (view E) |
 Creek flowing from mouth of the canyon (view E) |
 Heading down the dry wash (view E) |
 Heading down the dry wash (view E) |
 The trailhead comes into view (view E) |
 Approaching the trailhead (view SE) |
 Trail exits the wash (view SE) |
 Back to the trailhead parking area (view E) |
Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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