Nomads land

Never in my life did I imagine I would ever be living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ever. And even now living here, I am trying to figure out how one avoids the city of sin and maintain their dignity throughout the year, not ending up in some brothel or itching for a slot machine everytime I might drive by those sweet sweet lights.
This week I think I've done quite a fantastic job of doing just that.
Many don't know this, and honestly neither did I until I sat through A meeting on what exactly it is that we do at my job, but Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state in the U.S. Impressive right? Considering Nevada is something like 95% desert.

The Desert is also something I never pictured quite accurately, and I would like to thank Hollywood for that.

So Tuesday was my day of rest, but Wednesday, two friends and I headed out to Red Rock Canyons. Red rocks is a state park full of trails and climbing areas.
When we entered the park we were given a map. Haven not been there before we decided to just pick one. The trail we chose, Turtle Head Trail, was about a 3.5 mile round trip at a difficult rating. Difficult ratings would probably be described as a trail you might have to "Boulder" a bit, or somewhat steep.

So while the trail itself was not that long, it was somewhat steep, and towards the end of it we found ourselves having lost the trail and made our own "social path", which is ironic considering our job entails demantleing social paths at state and national parks in this area. We also didn't quite make it to the exact destination because of that, and I didn't want to get so lost, or climb so steep that we couldn't get down or find our way back, and we got started late, and with most climbs you should definately start before 1 pm. Especially in a desert setting, because the sun can be cruel.


So I'm pretty content with the first hike. We are probably going to try an even harder trail next time.
I am trying to get on summer "Saw Crew" for my job, so for that I'm going to need to be in great physical condition with the steep hills I will have to climb should I get on said saw crew.