We spent last weekend in the desert with our friends Dan, Renee, and Coconut. We started up Granite peak near Gerlach, and while we didn’t make the summit, we enjoyed every minute. This is some amazing country we live in.
We drove up past Pyramid lake and spent a chilly (22°F) night in the Smoke creek desert.
Needle Rocks
Pyramid water walker
Smoke creek Venus
Ann at Smoke Creek
Our outing on Granite peak featured wandering ridges, rock gardens, berry-laden junipers, and rugged canyons.
Departure
We gain the ridge
Into rock gardens
Looking over Smoke Creek
Ridgetop spires
More berry than juniper
Renee and Ann
Waterfall
Hiking into the sunset