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Brownstone Canyon via Calico Basin [Pictographs]

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada USA

January 9, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S10 smartphone

 

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Wilson's Pimple [aka Potato Knoll]

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Calico Basin, Nevada USA

January 29, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S10 smartphone

 

Views 1 [Panoramic]

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Views 3[Panoramic]

Views 4[Panoramic]

Views 5

Views 6

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Liberty Bell Arch, Colorado River Overlook

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada USA

April 5, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Sony HX400V/B Digital Camera except (*)Samsung S10 smartphone

 

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Views 4

Views 5

Views 6

Views 7(*)

Views 8

Views 9

Views 10

Views 11

Valerie

Dave

Valerie and Dave

Panoramic 1(*)

Panoramic 2(*)

Panoramic 3(*)

Panoramic 4(*)

Black-throated Sparrow [Bird]

Western Whiptail [Lizard]

Liberty Bell Arch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Booth's Primrose 1 [Flower]

Booth's Primrose 2 [Flower]

Brittlebrush [Flower]

Bur-Sage [Flower]

Coyote Tobacco [Flower]

Desert Dandelion [Flower]

Desert Lupine [Flower]

Desert Pincushion [Flower]

Desert Trumpet [Flower]

Devil's Lettuce [Flower]

Emory Rock Daisy [Flower]

Fremont Pincushion [Flower]

Gilia [Flower]

Ground Cherry (Nightshade) [Flower]

Hairy Milkweed [Flower]

Hidden-flower Phacelia [Flower]

Mallow [Flower]

Mojave Gold Poppy 1 [Flower]

Mojave Gold Poppy 2 [Flower]

Mojave Sun Cup [Flower]

Notch-leaved Phacelia [Flower]

Phacelia (sp.) 1 [Flower]

Phacelia (sp.) 2 [Flower]

Prickly Pear Cactus [Flower]

Pygmy-Cedar [Flower]

Rock Nettle [Flower]

White Tackstem [Flower]

Yellow Tack-stem [Flower]

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Bourbon Street [rock climb]

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Black Velvet Canyon, Blue Diamond, Nevada USA

April 16, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S10 smartphone

 

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Strawberry Fields Forever [rock climb]

Red Rock National Conservation Area, First Creek Canyon, Nevada USA

April 22, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S10 smartphone

 

Pitch 1

Pitch 2 [traverse]

Pitch 4

Views [Panoramic]

Iron Balls

Bee Swarm

Amsonia [Flower]

Blackbrush [Flower]

Crowned Muilla [Flower]

Evening Snow [Flower]

Evening Primrose 1 [Flower]

Evening Primrose 2 [Flower]

Globe Mallow [Flower]

Hoary Aster [Flower]

Miner's Lettuce [Flower]

Rhubarb 1 [Flower]

Rhubarb 2 [Flower]

Silver Puffs [Flower]

Western Redbud [Flower]

 

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Honeycomb Chimney [rock climb]

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Pine Creek Canyon, Nevada USA

April 29, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S10 smartphone

 

Pitch 1

Pitch 2

Pitch 4

Pitch 4

Pitch 5

Adventure Pitch [to the top]

Views 1

Views 2

Views 3 [Panoramic]

Views 4 [Panoramic]

Views 5

Views 6

Views 7 [Val]

Bitterbrush [Flower]

Blackbrush [Flower]

Desert Hyacinth [Flower]

Desert Larkspur [Flower]

Desert Marigold [Flower]

Desert-thorn [Flower]

Evening Primrose [Flower]

Evening Snow [Flower]

Firecracker Penstemon [Flower]

Groundsel [Flower]

Mariposa Lily 1 [Flower]

Mariposa Lily 2 [Flower]

Milkvetch [Flower]

Miner's Lettuce [Flower]

Mojave Goldenbush [Flower]

Rhubarb [Flower]

Silver Puffs [Flower]

Utah Penstemon [Flower]

Western Redbud [Flower]

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Chasing Shadows [rock climb]

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Pine Creek Canyon, Nevada USA

May 6, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S10 smartphone

 

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Hollow Rock Peak

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Mountain Springs, Nevada USA

May 14, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S10 smartphone

 

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Mountain Springs Peak

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Mountain Springs, Nevada USA

May 20, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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North Potosi Peak [Buddha's Rest]

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Spring Mountains, Nevada USA

June 10, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Hidden Forest

Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada USA

June 18, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Utah Vacation

Duck Creek Village, Navajo Lake, Utah, USA

July 1-4, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

Views 1

Views 2

Views 3 [Cedar Breaks NM]

Views 4 [Cedar Breaks NM]

Views 5 [Cascade Falls]

Views 6 [Cascade Falls]

Views 7 [Cascade Falls]

Views 8 [Cascade Falls]

Video [Cascade Falls]

Views 9 [Virgin River Rim]

Views 10 [Virgin River Rim]

Views 11 [Virgin River Rim]

Views 12 [Virgin River Rim]

Louie

Valerie

Alpine Meadowrue [Flower]

Alpine Pennycress [Flower]

Bird's-Foot Trefoil 1 [Flower]

Bird's-Foot Trefoil 2 [Flower]

Biscuitroot [Flower]

Bluebells [Flower]

Canada Violet [Flower]

Chickweed [Flower]

Clover [Flower]

Creeping Barberry [Flower]

Dusty Penstemon 1 [Flower]

Dusty Penstemon 2 [Flower]

Fendler's Sandwort [Flower]

Fleabane [Flower]

Heartleaf Arnica 1 [Flower]

Heartleaf Arnica 2 [Flower]

Macloskey's Violet [Flower]

Mountain Pea [Flower]

Pussytoes [Flower]

Red Osier Dogwood [Flower]

Rock Clematis 1 [Flower]

Rock Clematis 2 [Flower]

Rock Columbine [Flower]

Spreading Phlox [Flower]

Timber Milkvetch [Flower]

Utah Columbine 1 [Flower]

Utah Columbine 2 [Flower]

Western Wallflower [Flower]

 

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Bonanza Peak

Mount Charleston Wilderness, Nevada USA

July 9, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Griffith Peak

Mount Charleston Wilderness, Nevada USA

July 16, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Charleston Peak

North Loop Trail, Mount Charleston Wilderness, Nevada USA

August 5, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

Views 1 [Panoramic]

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Views 3 [Panoramic]

Views 4

Views 5 [Panoramic]

Views 6 [Panoramic]

Views 7

Views 8 [Panoramic]

Views 9 [Panoramic]

Views 10

Views 11 [Panoramic]

Views 12 [Panoramic]

Views 13

Views 14 [Panoramic]

Views 15

Views 16 [Sketchy Trail]

Valerie 1

Valerie 2

Red-breasted Nuthatch [Bird]

Charleston Beardtongue [Flower]

Charleston Mountain Kittentail [Flower]

Charleston Peak Mousetail [Flower]

Clokey Thistle, Painted Lady [Flower]

Groundsel [Flower]

Mountain Monardella 1 [Flower]

Mountain Monardella 2 [Flower]

Paintbrush [Flower]

Shooting Star 1 [Flower]

Shooting Star 2 [Flower]

Utah Columbine 1, Sphinx Moth [Flower]

Utah Columbine 2 [Flower]

Sphinx Moth [Video]

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Brownstone Trail via Calico Basin [Petroglyphs, Pictographs]

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Nevada USA

October 8, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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Smooth Operator aka Sweet Crude[rock climb]

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Juniper Canyon, Nevada USA

November 4, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

Pitch 1 [alternate start]

Pitch 3

Pitch 3

Pitch 3

Pitch 4

Pitch 5

Views 1 [Panoramic]

Views 2

Views 3

Views 4 ['Good Enough' bolt]

Views 5

Views 6 [Helicopter]

Helicopter rescue/recovery [fallen climber on Crimson Chrysalis, pitch 1] video.

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Death Valley [National Park]

Death Valley National Park, California USA

December 2, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

Views 1 [Zabriskie Point]

Views 2 [Zabriskie Point]

Views 3 [Zabriskie Point Panoramic]

Views 4 [Zabriskie Point]

Views 5 [Red Cathedral]

Views 6 [Red Cathedral]

Views 7 [Red Cathedral]

Views 8 [Red Cathedral]

Views 9 [Manly Beacon]

Views 10 [Devil's Golf Course]

Views 11 [Devil's Golf Course]

Views 12 [Devil's Golf Course]

Views 13 [Lake Manly Panoramic]

Views 14 [Badwater Basin, Lake Manly]

Views 15 [Lake Manly Panoramic]

Views 16 [Badwater Basin, Lake Manly]

Views 17 [Badwater Basin, Lake Manly]

Views 18 [Badwater Basin, Lake Manly]

Las Vegas to Death Valley trip Youtube video and lower quality video direct from this site.

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Blue Diamond Canyon 1

Red Rock National Conservation Area, Blue Diamond Hill, Nevada USA

December 9, 2023  Photos by Kevin Heckeler using a Samsung S23 Ultra smartphone

 

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