Las Vegas - Day 6: The Mountains (12/30)

Before leaving the area we had to make the trip up into the mountains. We started up the winding mountain road but unfortunately never made it to the top. This being our last full day in Nevada we were keeping the gas tank close to empty. Since there was no gas available on the road to the park, we weren't confident that we could make it back on the gas we had left.

So, we stopped at a pull off and did a little exploring. The landscape was so different than the desert that we had just left. There were more trees and a blanket of wet snow covered the ground. The dominant bird in this area had to be the Western Scrub Jay. We saw at least 8 - 10.