Hiking Vegas' Closest Forest 🏔️ Mt Charleston Peak 💦 Mountain Springs and Ancient Trees 🌲

[@fabianvicuna]

Hahah! Cowboy camping, what a G! Also, “pooping in the wind” would be a good book title 😂

[@garudain77]

Nice video; Thanks! I hiked up the South trail, and down the North, in about 1992. What I recall are the wonderful smells; the light sound of breezes blowing gently through the pine needles; the sounds of bees and hummingbirds working nearby; and the magnificent views. I remember that just as we came out of the tree line and onto the rocky final climb to the summit, here comes a guy descending on a bicycle! He told me that he had pedaled practically all the way up, and that he was dreading the descent, with all the jarring he expected to encounter. I remember that the North trail includes a few precipitous spots where you dare not slip and fall - but only a few. Oh, and the temperature was perfect. I cannot remember the time of year, but I believe that Las Vegas was hitting highs around 108. That thirteen-hour hike was one of the highlights of my life! I would so love to do it again, but I'm 75 now, so no. But boy, what a memory!

[@austinandsam]

What a memory! So well said, hope the video captures it how you remember the trail!

[@JamesBrown-hv1xu]

On the peak we had a wind break with 6 foot walls 40 years ago, i also found petrified clam a couple hundred feet from the top

[@ImTorryTF2]

This was and still my favorite mountain especially when it’s snowing

[@JingjoLifestyle]

All right good stuff love it!! love hiking camping and outdoors activities...

[@808Affliction]

My GF and I hiked to Rain tree last weekend. It was amazing hike!

[@Art.Barsegian]

The most beautiful wilderness I've ever been in. Thanks for this.

[@austinandsam]

Thank you Art!

[@haroldgar1]

Great video, I am a new local to Vegas, looking forward to my own hikes and seeing more of your videos!

[@pamca4930]

Always enjoy your videos. This time was no exception. Thanks so much!

[@austinandsam]

Thank you!

[@janiceremsnyder9761]

Very cool video and I am seriously impressed.

[@austinandsam]

Thank you!

[@everttrogers]

I know a lady who rides horseback to the top, to take supplies to park rangers who keep the trails nice.

[@BaltistaniBoys]

Absolutely amazing nice sound. Guys I recommended you visit the himalayan mountains k2 and Nangaparbat view point from one place moses peak. Add this sound in your bucket list. Keep the peak I mentioned to you in future feel himalayan sound. 😋 Whenever you start a short solo trip of 4-5 days, Moses Peak is a must. It is a 5300m height۔ from the top of moses pea which you can see the views of the K2 world second highest peak in the world, Nangaparbat, K6 k11 and K 12 views in one frame. best time from May to October. This is a family tracked.its open Zone, one did not need a trekking permit or have to pay Royalty fee to climbed this Mountain tower

[@Bulldogs117]

Moving to Vegas soon. What time of year would you recommend doing this? Nice video

[@austinandsam]

@@Bulldogs117 Mt Charleston is pretty hikeable from May through November!

[@jonathankuhn2180]

Cool video, what program or app do you use to show that map 3d map view?

[@veryloudcrepes3956]

Very cool hike and camp. Was wondering what was the bottle you used to filter the spring waters?

[@austinandsam]

Thank you! We use the Grayl water bottle!

[@Gamer8166]

Hey! Would love to know what you used to film this video? The quality and videography are amazing !

[@austinandsam]

Filmed this with Sony a7s3 and a 24-70 mm lens! Glad you like it!

[@Art.Barsegian]

Was this before the flood closures? Are the trails open now?

[@austinandsam]

This was filmed before the floods 🥲 I believe all trails are still closed

[@geezerpleasers_OG]

@@austinandsam The Trail Canyon Trail really doesn't exist anymore. It was completely destroyed by the floods. The road that goes to the parking lot has been closed to all but locals since then. There's a back way around if you know the area, but it doesn't do you any good because the lot is blocked off by boulders, and you'll get towed if you try to park on the street. It will be years before the Trail Canyon Trail is open again. The Mary Jane Falls Trail will be a higher priority for restoration, but that will be a slow process.

[@geezerpleasers_OG]

Unfortunately, the Trail Canyon Trail was destroyed by Tropical Storm Hilary last year. It was one of my favorite trails on the mountain. To a local, your video title is a little jarring. I had to come check out whether you were really going to hike from Charleston Peak to the tiny town of Mountain Springs, at the other end of Lovell Canyon, near Potosi Mountain. That would have been a truly epic hike. I was wondering whether you'd hike along the spine of the mountains, or go down into Lovell Canyon. (The second option would have been easier, but far more dangerous because you would have had to pass through a little community of people who do NOT like outsiders. They especially don't like anyone but them traveling along their little 4x4 road that comes down from Mount Charleston. They keep it chained off at the entrance from the canyon.)

[@pizzafrenzyman]

I tried hiking up there a few times, but 8k+ proved to difficult for me. A lifetime at sea level and subpar genetics has restricted my adventures to 4k-

[@austinandsam]

Haha at least theres plenty to explore below 4000 feet elevation!