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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
