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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Las Vegas - Day 4; Mt Charleston

We left the hotel when it was still dark, the drive up Mt. Charleston took close to an hour.  We arrived at  The Mary Jane Falls trailhead at dawn. 

 It is considered a beginner trail and it was easy to travel and well marked.  It took us almost half the hike before we became used to the altitude.  

We had to stop several times along the way to catch our breath since we are not used to high altitudes.

The  trail was mostly gravel with patches of ice & snow.  

The views from the trail were beautiful.  The mountains had gorgeous ponderosa pines 

and yellow aspen trees sprinkled with snow.  


It unbelievable to find this beautiful winter-like place just an hour from the desert!

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