turtlehead peak

Lots of loose rock the first 2/3 and lots of snow the last 1/3 made for uneven footing the entire hike and very tired legs

Trail was definitely impacted by last year‘s hurricane with the flooding washing out many of the rocks but overall the trail was intact. Trail felt

There were a couple of tarantula hawks at the summit. Good him the last 1/3 is where it gets steep. Great views you can see

As I had no prior reservation, I had to enter Red Rock State park before 8am. That worked out great, only a few fellow hikers

Beautiful views from the top.  Seen a chipmunk and a lot of lizards.

I’ve done Turtlehead Peak a few times, but today was particularly notable. My legs were tired from doing Black Mountain the day before, but I