Story behind images at Nevada High Points #91 – Spring Mountains – Trail Option
![Bristlecone pine - another day in the element where they are and have been, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/280379cb-7b13-435d-9e06-d685201d44fd_rw_1920.jpg?h=7942d5f8a93ed3e18f0d1b8d61481c35)
Bristlecone pine - another day in the element where they are and have been, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![A simple camp on a tributary wash at Kyle Canyon, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/0188b8b1-72f5-4bee-9ef1-16091d6b8006_rw_1920.jpg?h=c3a06396c9c9dc4e67521cd138850212)
A simple camp on a tributary wash at Kyle Canyon, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![Charleston Peak rises above its eastern limestone escarpment, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/86ce1e6e-59fb-4340-bb02-2b1e32d25027_rw_1920.jpg?h=6fc5f3f74bd5ae3f20de11afb08e01a3)
Charleston Peak rises above its eastern limestone escarpment, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![The first switchbacks at first sun, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/973c0c6c-c635-4593-b2b0-381a10cf71a4_rw_1920.jpg?h=a75f6aa67767ad0e0a74dac86a26c297)
The first switchbacks at first sun, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![Entering Mount Charleston Wilderness on the north slope of Griffith Peak, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/7cc5b4b0-e52d-482c-bac8-26fef73fff4a_rw_1920.jpg?h=90d376c2a70333787b0afe11b44587e1)
Entering Mount Charleston Wilderness on the north slope of Griffith Peak, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![The last sun before the storm, streaming through a canyon below Griffith Peak,](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/f39bd19a-0d56-4738-8ef6-d051343a461c_rw_1920.jpg?h=1790c1a49022c11381dda6d8039da710)
The last sun before the storm, streaming through a canyon below Griffith Peak,
![Rime ice traces a red thistle on the South Loop, Charleston Peak, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/2d069ce0-afba-494f-8028-c373cad29f9b_rw_1920.jpg?h=b5a4efdb99e55cb7986544d9426233b4)
Rime ice traces a red thistle on the South Loop, Charleston Peak, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![Playful patterns in the windy rime ice huddle against a limestone outcrop, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/acf118a6-bf60-4c0a-a1ae-097c4f07655d_rw_1920.jpg?h=5ba91ddcb550fd11b344f9885b3f80ae)
Playful patterns in the windy rime ice huddle against a limestone outcrop, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![Costa Rican summit team, our partners for the day, work steadily up the South Loop trail, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/167207e1-e2f0-4842-a26f-55ee29c05ed3_rw_1920.jpg?h=afeb3c70fed9ea3be2c6cf4e53d8e224)
Costa Rican summit team, our partners for the day, work steadily up the South Loop trail, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![Darren checks the weather on the summit of Charleston Peak, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/230cbea0-a7b8-4837-ac6f-343c430960fe_rw_1920.jpg?h=f0c80391c8331d5a8e4a3e4e2ae7a8bf)
Darren checks the weather on the summit of Charleston Peak, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![The clouds break as we descend the east face of Charleston Peak, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/5da34931-3f05-4c8f-8e25-e110d056bc07_rw_1920.jpg?h=9dc9b774135ffc7a8c81c56c7c50238b)
The clouds break as we descend the east face of Charleston Peak, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![The light follows our descent as we traverse the ledges below the Devils Thumb, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/2ab9828d-8ed7-46a2-aacb-cd1810b70090_rw_1920.jpg?h=865bcfda5fc62994d9c6a890839ede36)
The light follows our descent as we traverse the ledges below the Devils Thumb, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![Darren enjoying the scenes of the North Loop below Charleston Peak, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/1c6c11fe-7cfc-43b1-ac0b-93b491318545_rw_1920.jpg?h=749998c80846c1486a515c6ae992a842)
Darren enjoying the scenes of the North Loop below Charleston Peak, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![The post-storm light plays with the autumn colors of Kyle Canyon, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/f67d0bfe-4c0d-4570-a831-f602ff8c92f2_rw_1200.jpg?h=b7d75312c8e8ef3a64448494e39e7f96)
The post-storm light plays with the autumn colors of Kyle Canyon, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![The high point of the Spring Mountains rises above southern Nevada, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/39068531-5e79-4898-a059-c150bbd12d07_rw_1920.jpg?h=47eae06ccea0070ddd1f792ef022ab44)
The high point of the Spring Mountains rises above southern Nevada, Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA
![Spring Mountains, Mojave Desert, USA](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/07e7afe0-6ece-4fc0-93a6-fcaec0d56aba_rw_1920.jpg?h=1d4ca828ed4dc81e1fd7e59b1d373703)