It’s been three years since I last visited Lovell Canyon, a very nice wildlife area. If you go east up the ridge, you will eventually fall into the Red Rock Canyon area. And I do mean fall! About 1000 feet or more to the desert floor below. This is an ancient fault line, I wish I knew the last time it shifted. Read about Lovell Canyon.
The landscape looks beautiful even though the skies look a bit hazy. The views of the mountains never get old.
It does look hazy, must have been very high cloud cover that day. Under a sunny sky, the desert colors can really pop!
Looks like a fascinating spot. John. the photos with the cacti in the foreground is particularly great.
Thanks! The mountains in this area aren’t as high as those east or west, but they are still very nice. Mount Potosi is nearby at 7700 feet, it’s the mountain that Carol Lombard died on in January, 1942. So sad.
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Just beautiful!
Hello again! Thanks, Annmarie, the 12 mile drive to where the pavement ends is a beautiful drive. It crosses washes that sometimes cover the road with sand and rocks. The county machinery clears the debris away. Camping is allowed in several areas along the 12 miles.
It is cool that the county keeps the area accessible.
Yes, they clear the debris from the washes in many areas, the rain makes a heck of a mess!
Very pretty place!
Thanks, Anneli! The paved road that comes off of SR160 heads north for 12 miles before it turns to dirt which is as far as I will go with my truck. I don’t do dirt roads. There is a campground just a short distance from where the pavement ends, camping is allowed in many places along that 12 miles too.