Today we had Nascar race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Since it didn't start till this afternoon, we went to Sunrise Mountain, which is also known as Frenchman Mountain, located in the east side of Las Vegas, for a morning hike.
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| Getting started |
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| getting steeper |
This hiking trail has no tree, no brushes, nothing. It starts steep right from the beginning and goes for about 20min. Then the path gets flat for a second. Right there, we are already looking down the road and the view is nice. Motorcycles and off-road vehicle were allowed on this tail once before, but now they are prohibited. I see why. It's very steep, narrow and loose rock everywhere. Anyways, once you get to the flat part, there goes steeper path and switchback up to the hill top.
Once switchbacks is over, by then, we had been climbing uphill about 40min. Remember, loose rocks make your feet and legs extra tired, so we were already huffing and puffing at this point. The view is really nice from that point.
WHOORAY! Oh that was steep but short hike! WRROOONG! My husband and I saw the big drop and up some more. This time the steep hiking path seems to be more vertical.
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| descend |
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| ascend back to the top |
And yes, the trail gets a lot steeper and bigger loose rocks. We had to use our hands on the ground sometimes just so that we could keep our balance without sliding back down. After all it took us about 1 1/2 hr to get to the top. The view is spectacular. We could see entire Las Vegas below us and Mt. Charleston in a distance. LVMS was also visible from the top.  | |
| Top!! las vegas strip on the left, Mt.charleston on the right |
On the way back down can be more dangerous than coming up. We had to use our leg breaks pretty much the whole time descending. My husband slipped a couple of times but nothing major. It took us 45 minutes to get back down, but I don't think this is average. I think it is better to take time, one step at a time for descending. You really don't want to fall in the rock face down!!
Good cardio exercise for sure!
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