4 - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

First Creek Canyon

Our hike crossed this and other washes.

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First Creek Canyon

One of the washes along the trail.

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First Creek Canyon

The hike goes into the distant canyon.

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First Creek Canyon

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Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

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Calico Hills

Obviously these are the rocks the park is named for.

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Calico Hills

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Calico Hills

Interesting layered rocks.

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Calico Hills

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Calico Hills

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Strawberry Hedgehog

Echinocereus engelmannii - a wide spread specie.

Icebox Canyon, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012

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Dry Wash

Icebox Canyon, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada, October 29, 2012

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