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Calico Tanks - Photos

Album Added: May 30, 2019

Beautiful Sandstone mounds
Beautiful Sandstone mounds
Plenty of parking spaces
Plenty of parking spaces
Restroom at parking log
Restroom at parking log
Trailhead Sign
Trailhead Sign
Wide flat gravel trail to start
Wide flat gravel trail to start
Trail start off very wide and flat
Trail start off very wide and flat
Sandstone Quarry History placard
Sandstone Quarry History placard
Evidence of Quarry activity
Evidence of Quarry activity
Trail sign
Trail sign
Trail marker
Trail marker
Trail substrate changes from wide and flat to more narrow and rocky
Trail substrate changes from wide and flat to more narrow and rocky
Trail can be ambiguous
Trail can be ambiguous
Supplies for making trail cairns?
Supplies for making trail cairns?
Cairn on sandy trail
Cairn on sandy trail
Trail goes from sand to rocks, big ones
Trail goes from sand to rocks, big ones
Part of the trail under water due to abundant rain
Part of the trail under water due to abundant rain
Rocky section to scramble over
Rocky section to scramble over
Beautiful Hummingbird
Beautiful Hummingbird
Desert Blooms
Desert Blooms
Wide variety of blooming plants
Wide variety of blooming plants
Spring blooms at every turn
Spring blooms at every turn
A view of the "tanks" full and lush
A view of the "tanks" full and lush
Narrow ledge near the tanks, you can go "up and around" this section
Narrow ledge near the tanks, you can go "up and around" this section
Beautiful reflection at the tanks
Beautiful reflection at the tanks
Calico tanks
Calico tanks
A vew of the valley below
A vew of the valley below
The view is amazing
The view is amazing
You can see for miles
You can see for miles
Unusual formations... A slipper and a turtle perhaps?
Unusual formations... A slipper and a turtle perhaps?
Explore the Trail:
2.8 Miles
Moderate
Las Vegas, Nevada
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area