Mount Rose Hike

Over looking the beautiful Lake Tahoe and Carson City, Nevada, Mount Rose is a mountain of immense size and fun. Hikers must work long and hard to reach the summit and luckily I had the chance to hike to the top. Compared to Alabama, Mt. (Mount) Rose and Reno, Nevada, have a completely different atmosphere. The elevation that I personally am accustomed to is more around the range of 300 to 400 ft. above sea level. Well, when my dad and I took the chance of making the trek to Mt. Rose's summit, you could definitely feel that change in atmosphere. The air is thin and therefore you must take deep steady breaths which is difficult when out of shape and out of breath (that's me). The farther my dad and I got up the mountain the more often the breaks and rest stops became. Although it was difficult and took approximately four hours to walk six miles up to the top (it took about two and a half hours walking down) the view and scenery is positively worth the effort.

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The Hike Up!
Makin' our way up

Pretty flowers and Lake Tahoe in the background

The Summit!
Me and Dad and Lake Tahoe

Pyramid Lake (to the right) and another lake (farthest to the left) beside that

Carson City is off to the right but most of the picture is occupied by Reno, from the middle to the left. It's kind of hazy so it's difficult to see all the mountains.

Tons and tons of butterflies were covering the top of the mountain. No joke, there had to be at least one or two butterflies per square foot. These butterflies were called Painted Lady butterflies and they were supposedly migrating to or from South America. In this picture it is difficult to see the butterflies but you may be able to see a few.

Thank you for visiting this site and if you plan going out to Reno or Lake Tahoe, Nevada, take the chance of hiking up to almost 11,000 ft. on top of Mt. Rose. If you would like more information on Mt. Rose visit the GORP- Mt. Rose site (you can click on the blue words to go there). If you are having difficulty with the site and if the site has been messed up in any way please contact me at ash13@knology.net.