LVMC trip to Quinn Canyon Range, NV

Cool 10k' peaks and water!

pics by Harlan W.S. + K.K.
May 12-13, 2012

100k map showing good roads from rte 375 (starts a few miles east of Rachel)	The two hikes. DB and CP joined me for the red hike on the S of the range; Eric, Kay and Bart joined me the next day for the purple hike to the range highpoint.	DB, CP and I start out NW on Saturday. We’ll head up the ridge at L.
2^nd water crossing	Primroses
	Now we’re climbing up the ridge to the 1^st 9644’
Vetch		Stairstep Mt is ahead of us.
The range highpoint (10180’, where I would be tomorrow) is on R.	Worthington and Meeker to SSE.	View W to 10076’ peak.
	View WSW from 10076’ peak.
	Stairstep Mt ahead.
We decided to bail for many good reasons (including a need to fix a flat tire!), and came down from the saddle, through tick-infested tall sage.	Rose hips.
The next day, my LVMC fellows joined m. Kay was fascinated by the water.		Claret cup en route.
At L are the mountains I traversed the previous day.	Bart comes over the top of the 10180’ range highpoint.	View S as Kay comes up (on L).
	Eric	View N; Troy is in background at R.
	Another view N	Another view N
	Kay and Bart play in the snow.	Worthington and Meeker.
Kay kept asking us to pose.	Monkeyflowers
Stream crossing, one of about 8.	Vetch
Lupine	Phlox	Forget-me-not
The XTerra! Eric managed to get us 1 mile past the camps spot, and probably could have gone ½ mile farther.	Worthington, from drive out of Cottonwood Creek Valley.	Meeker and Leviathan Cave.