I began a 5-mile hike at Mt Rose Summit and gently climbed to between 9,000 and 10,000 feet in elevation. The high desert terrain was very dry and dusty as I hiked over rock-strewn mountain sides and through hardy evergreen trees within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
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| Trail Approaches the Forest |
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| Rugged Trees & Rocks |
Upon cresting the first rise, I was treated to a view of Lake Tahoe in the distance.
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| Light Blue Lake Tahoe |
During the hike, I saw several ridgelines and rocky outcroppings emerge.
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| Jagged Ridgeline |
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| Waves of Rock |
As the trail took me past Mt Rose, I found the brown plants growing in the shape of a downward pointing arrow to be unusual (as if they had been planted that way on purpose).
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| Mt Rose |
I began to descend and through the trees I glimpsed an autumn-brown meadow.
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| Mountain Meadow |
I eventually reached my turnaround point, Galena Falls. The waters of Galena Creek tumbled steadily down the hillside, flowed through the meadow, and then continued on down the mountain.
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| Galena Falls |
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