Black Velvet Canyon
 Harvey Smith and I decided to do a little 4-wheeling today through Cottonwood Valley. First we made a foiled attempt to head south towards Goodsprings Nevada in search of the 99 Mine and the Dawn Mine. Due to the recent heavy rains and washouts, this road was much worse than it was the last time I hiked it. Having driven 2-3 miles in I thought we must have missed the mine road turn off and we headed back to look for it. As I later learned, we turned around about 800 feet short of the road we were actually looking for. Oh well, next time we will bring the Rhino ATV. After this aborted attempt, we drove to the Late Night trailhead and headed north through Cottonwood Valley to the Black Velvet Canyon trailhead located inside the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. As it turned out, this ended up being an absolutly beautiful hike that led us up a boulder filled wash to a point just below the 2,000 foot high Black Velvet Wall, one of the most famous free climbing places in the entire U.S. Check it out here … Black Velvet Canyon. |
Harvey Smith and I decided to do a little 4-wheeling today through Cottonwood Valley. First we made a foiled attempt to head south towards Goodsprings Nevada in search of the 99 Mine and the Dawn Mine. Due to the recent heavy rains and washouts, this road was much worse than it was the last time I hiked it. Having driven 2-3 miles in I thought we must have missed the mine road turn off and we headed back to look for it. As I later learned, we turned around about 800 feet short of the road we were actually looking for. Oh well, next time we will bring the Rhino ATV. After this aborted attempt, we drove to the Late Night trailhead and headed north through Cottonwood Valley to the Black Velvet Canyon trailhead located inside the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. As it turned out, this ended up being an absolutly beautiful hike that led us up a boulder filled wash to a point just below the 2,000 foot high Black Velvet Wall, one of the most famous free climbing places in the entire U.S. Check it out here … Black Velvet Canyon.
