[John Morrow]

Back up into the Mt Rose Wilderness above Reno to finish a hike of the Rim to Reno Trail, a newly constructed trail that traverses this small wilderness end to end. On Monday I hiked in from the south end, off the Mt Rose Highway, via the Mt Rose Trail and met the Rim To Reno below Mt Rose. on either direction from me, two large fires from recent lightning were putting up lots of smoke. I went up Mt Rose 10, 776' in the early evening for views and to scout water below for a camping night. I ridge hopped over to Church Peak 10601' while I was up there as well.

Fire SW of Tahoe

The Bison Fire

Mt Rose sw side

Water!

Mt Rose Wilderness, NV

Mt Houghton for tomorrow

Bison blows up

That's Reno

Mt Rose Wilderness, NV

i'll head there, Church Peak

Flower in the alpine

Key: a silver thread of water

Down into the Bronco Creek Basin on Rose's west slopes to set up for a fine sunset and night's sleep.

Sunset in the basin

Lower meadows

Smoky set

In the morning I headed north on the new trail, dayhiking, to reach the point of the trail that I hiked the week before. Then I turned around to pack up camp and head back out the way I came in.

Mount Rose Wilderness, NV

Mt Rose Wilderness, NV

Mount Rose Wilderness

On the way out I walked up Mt Houghton 10, 490', to the SW of Mt Rose, to get a closer look at Lake Tahoe Basin and a different point of view.

Bison blowing up again

Mt Rose Wilderness, NV

Tahoe and Crystal Range

Carson Range

White lupine?!?!?

Nothing really jawdropping but these are Reno's home hills, kinda like Mt Si, I guess.