{"id":9731,"date":"2024-12-01T22:59:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T14:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=9731"},"modified":"2025-06-22T00:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T16:41:24","slug":"20241201owl-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/01\/20241201owl-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 8 of 2024 Thanksgiving Trip to Las Vegas, Clark County Museum and Owl Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The eighth and last day of my 2024 Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas. With my flights home scheduled for 8pm, I decided to keep the day unhurried and flexible, checking out Clark County Museum in the morning before embarking on a short hike through Owl Canyon in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4910.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4910.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:78,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:55,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:149,gap:9,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:62,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:150,gap:9,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:63,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned in earlier posts, for this trip I had procured my rental car from a shop in Henderson, so I decided to spend most of my final day in that vicinity before returning the vehicle and making my way to the airport. With an evening flight to catch, I didn&#8217;t want to commit to a full day-hike; fortunately, the nearby Lake Mead National Recreation Area offered numerous shorter trails that seemed perfectly suited to my timeframe. After some research, the Clark County Museum caught my interest, promising an engaging morning activity. Then, with the remaining hours at my disposal, I planned to explore Owl Canyon, a popular trail in Lake Mead National Recreation Area.<\/p>\n<h3>Clark County Museum<\/h3>\n<p>At the price of a bus ride, this museum offered an exhibition room and some historic houses to explore.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4871.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4871.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Exhibit of Wolf Family\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4870C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_4870C11.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Exhibit of Wolf Family and Puppies\" \/><\/a><\/br>Exhibit of Wolf Puppies<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Expectedly, the museum\u2019s exhibit began with some local geology, with this exhibit of a wolf family. I found the fierce countenance of the wolf in front greatly compromised the two comically cute puppies behind it.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>From the museum&#8217;s exhibition room, I gleaned several fascinating insights about Las Vegas&#8217;s origins. The city initially emerged as a railway settlement, owing its early development to its strategic position between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Beyond its gambling reputation, Las Vegas flourished partly due to Nevada&#8217;s lenient divorce legislation, which turned it into the preferred destination for Hollywood stars seeking marital dissolution. (I guess this speaks volumes of the moral degradation of the entertainment industry.)<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the exhibition room, Clark County Museum featured a few historic houses. A common theme among those houses was that, they were in danger of demolition as Las Vegas developed into a metropolis, so instead they were moved to this museum, far out in the suburbs, for preservation. The houses served as temporal portals to distinct chapters in Las Vegas&#8217;s evolution, including its humbling start as a railway settlement to the transformative era of Hoover Dam&#8217;s construction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4878.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4878.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder City Train Depot Building\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulder City Train Depot Building<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4881.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4881.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon Promoting Airlines Service to Los Angeles\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cartoon Promoting Airlines Service to Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4887.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4887.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Motel Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Motel Room<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With indigenous patterns decorating the closet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4880C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4880C.jpg\" width=\"41%\" alt=\"Male Figure\" \/><\/a><\/br>Male Figure<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I knew this figured was depicted to be preparing dinner, but with his lack of facial expression and the way he held the knife, it looked as if he was about to murder someone, presumably the visitors to the museum.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4889.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4889.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Decoration of a Boy's Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Decoration of a Boy&#8217;s Room<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Toy revolver, cowboy books, toy horsehead, comic books and figure soldier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4890C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4890C.jpg\" width=\"46.9%\" alt=\"Decoration of a Boy's Room\" \/><\/a><\/br>Decoration of a Boy&#8217;s Room<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I didn\u2019t think either the teddy bear or the math problems fit that well to the rest of the room.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4878.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder City Train Depot Building\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4881.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon Promoting Airlines Service to Los Angeles\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4887.jpg\" alt=\"Motel Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4880C.jpg\" alt=\"Male Figure\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4889.jpg\" alt=\"Decoration of a Boy's Room\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4890C.jpg\" alt=\"Decoration of a Boy's Room\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Clark County Museum.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4878.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4878.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder City Train Depot Building\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulder City Train Depot Building<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4881.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4881.jpg\" alt=\"Cartoon Promoting Airlines Service to Los Angeles\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cartoon Promoting Airlines Service to Los Angeles<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4887.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4887.jpg\" alt=\"Motel Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Motel Room<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With indigenous patterns decorating the closet.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4880C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4880C.jpg\" alt=\"Male Figure\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Male Figure<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I knew this figured was depicted to be preparing dinner, but with his lack of facial expression and the way he held the knife, it looked as if he was about to murder someone, presumably the visitors to the museum.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4889.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4889.jpg\" alt=\"Decoration of a Boy's Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Decoration of a Boy&#8217;s Room<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Toy revolver, cowboy books, toy horsehead, comic books and figure soldier.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4890C.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4890C.jpg\" alt=\"Decoration of a Boy's Room\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Decoration of a Boy&#8217;s Room<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I didn\u2019t think either the teddy bear or the math problems fit that well to the rest of the room.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3>Owl Canyon Trail<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to comprehend this trail&#8217;s popularity. It&#8217;s relatively short (5.5km\/3.4mi), with minimal elevation gain (80m\/260ft). It travels through a fascinating slot canyon, with an aspect ratio among the highest of the slot canyons that I visited during the past week. I was fortunate to visit at the perfect hour of day, when suspended dust particles transformed shafts of light into magnificent god rays, a delicate display I hadn&#8217;t witnessed in slot canyons earlier this week. The convergence of accessibility and natural wonder made this trail a singular experience.<br \/>\n(I only ran into a few groups throughout my hike, I genuinely thought given the amazing slot canyons along this trail and its proximity to Las Vegas, it should be more popular.)<\/p>\n<p>Outside the canyons, the trail offered some views of Las Vegas Wash and the mountains beyond.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4891.jpg\" alt=\"Las Vegas Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Las Vegas Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4892.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4892.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Muddy Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Muddy Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4926.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4926.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Distant Muddy Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail against Distant Muddy Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4894.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4894.jpg\" alt=\"Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4927.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4927.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mesa beyond Las Vegas Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Black Mesa beyond Las Vegas Wash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4891.jpg\" alt=\"Las Vegas Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4892.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Muddy Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4926.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Distant Muddy Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4894.jpg\" alt=\"Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4927.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mesa beyond Las Vegas Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4891.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4891.jpg\" alt=\"Las Vegas Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Las Vegas Wash<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4892.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4892.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Muddy Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Muddy Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4926.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4926.jpg\" alt=\"Trail against Distant Muddy Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail against Distant Muddy Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4894.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4894.jpg\" alt=\"Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Wash<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4927.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4927.jpg\" alt=\"Black Mesa beyond Las Vegas Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Black Mesa beyond Las Vegas Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>I hiked the loop in the clockwise direction, strolling through Owl Canyon first.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4900.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4903.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4903.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4905.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4905.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4907.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4907.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4911.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4911.jpg\" width=\"89.05%\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/20241201_135913.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/20241201_135913.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4915.jpg\" width=\"85.9%\" alt=\"Rock Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Bridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Delicately balanced.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4900.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4903.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4905.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4907.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4911.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/20241201_135913.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4915.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Bridge\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4900.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4903.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4903.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4905.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4905.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4907.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4907.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4911.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4911.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/20241201_135913.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/20241201_135913.jpg\" alt=\"Owl Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Owl Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4915.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4915.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Bridge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Delicately balanced.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4917.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4917.jpg\" alt=\"Tunnels\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tunnels<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Dual tunnels to channel water in case of flash floods, the erosion force of which created the sinuous Owl Canyon. The tunnel for the other canyon on this hike was much smaller.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4918.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">After walking through Owl Canyon, there was this trail\/road connecting onto a different &#8220;canyon&#8221;.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>To conclude the loop, the trail followed a different, less exciting &#8220;canyon&#8221; back. While some sections of it looked like a slot canyon, others felt more like a wash. Hiking the loop clockwise meant there was a technical downclimb (p2 below), which I would rate as YDS class 2.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4920.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4920.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4922.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4922.jpg\" width=\"96.7%\" alt=\"Bowl Step\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bowl Step<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The only technical move throughout the loop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4923.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4924.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4924.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4925.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4920.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4922.jpg\" alt=\"Bowl Step\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4923.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4924.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4925.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4920.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4920.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4922.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4922.jpg\" alt=\"Bowl Step\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bowl Step<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The only technical move throughout the loop.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4923.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4924.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4924.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4925.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4925.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>At a leisurely pace, I finished the loop hike in 1 hour and 45 minutes.<br \/>\nNext to the trailhead parking lot there were two overlooks, 33 Hole and Rocky Point. I checked out the former. In short, I didn\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n<p>With some time left in the day, I drove south towards Sunset Overlook. While the previous two overlooks merely bordered Las Vegas Wash, this vista opened magnificently onto Lake Mead, offering an extensive waterscape. Unfortunately, I didn\u2019t have time to wait till sunset to watch the spectacle which this overlook was named for, I nonetheless identified Promontory Point (p3 below), which was where I started this trip to Las Vegas a week ago. I guessed this unintentional symmetry should serve as a fitting conclusion to both the day and for this week-long trip to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4931.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4931.jpg\" alt=\"Fortification Hill before Mt Wilson\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fortification Hill before Mt Wilson<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4950.jpg\" alt=\"Fortification Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fortification Hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4932C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4932C11.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Hills to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills to the Southeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the direction of Hoover Dam. I identified Promontory Point, which I hiked a week ago.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4952.jpg\" alt=\"Hamblin Mountain across Lake Mead\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hamblin Mountain across Lake Mead<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4948.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Muddy Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Muddy Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4931.jpg\" alt=\"Fortification Hill before Mt Wilson\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4950.jpg\" alt=\"Fortification Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4932C11.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4952.jpg\" alt=\"Hamblin Mountain across Lake Mead\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_4948.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Muddy Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from Sunset Overlook in Lake Mead National Recreation Area.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4931.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4931.jpg\" alt=\"Fortification Hill before Mt Wilson\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fortification Hill before Mt Wilson<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4950.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4950.jpg\" alt=\"Fortification Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fortification Hill<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4932C11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4932C11.jpg\" alt=\"Hills to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills to the Southeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Towards the direction of Hoover Dam. I identified Promontory Point, which I hiked a week ago.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4952.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4952.jpg\" alt=\"Hamblin Mountain across Lake Mead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hamblin Mountain across Lake Mead<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4948.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4948.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Muddy Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Muddy Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/DSC_4933_DSC_4947-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2024\/12\/01\/thumbnails\/DSC_4933_DSC_4947-14.jpg\" alt=\"View of Lake Mead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View of Lake Mead<\/p><\/div>\n<p>END<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The eighth and last day of my 2024 Thanksgiving trip to Las Vegas. With my flights home scheduled for 8pm, I decided to keep the day unhurried and flexible, checking out Clark County Museum in the morning before&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/01\/20241201owl-canyon\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670,2],"tags":[674],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9731"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9731"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9781,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9731\/revisions\/9781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}