"3.29.2021~The 1942 Carole Lombard Crash site. This somber trek Included Peaks 7,461’, South Mt. Potosi & Mt. Potosi Highpoint. 11 miles, 4,500’ gain, 5:03hrs. My 2nd time here in 2 days. I wanted to come back alone and drop from the main ridge to find the crash site. I did all 3 peaks again since I was already up there...I Had to trudge down snow, mud & cliffs to get to reach the site.....What a horrible and tragic event. The plane almost made it over the mountain and was just about 400’ from clearing it. What a cold & lonely place for those 22 souls lives to violently end too soon. Her fate was decided by the flip of a coin when she tried to decide whether to take a train for fly. She and her Mother died. At least the were together. It’s been 79 years but I can feel the vibe of death. Rest Peacefully to all who perished. It happened the year my Mother was born. She’s gone too. It was a physically and emotionally taxing day." — paula.raimondi • Mar 29, 2021

"3.27.2021~Peak 7,461’, Potosi Mtn South & Mt. Potosi. 10 miles, 4,000’ gain, 4:17hrs w/Jimmy celebrating our 24 year Anniversary. He expressed that maybe one of theses days we could have a date that doesn’t require extreme cardio exhaustion :@) but that’s no fun! Wild horses greeted us near the trailhead. This is one of my favorite treks and reminds me of the Wild West. There was scant snow on the northern faces and in the shadows. My 4th time on Potosi and 1st time finding the register! " — paula.raimondi • Mar 27, 2021

"Third time's the charm! This time we knew what we did wrong last time, where we missed the crucial turn, and where we were going for about halfway up the mountain. It all helped - and we only got off trail once and had to climb up a slab to get back to where we needed to be. Spirit Mountain is STEEP. Let no one tell you otherwise...! The path is mostly well cairned; there are several "choose-your-own-adventure" places where there are multiple ways to go up (or down). The only part that really requires much in the way of scrambling is the notch before the summit. We had a safety strap with us and used that for the way down, but really, you wedge into the rock pretty well as it's very tight. It's much easier to come back up and over the notch in the big rock than it is to go down it. Beware of all of the cacti. They want to be your FRIEND. FOREVER. ALL THE HUGS. It seemed like any time there was a steep bit in the trail with loose footing and a corner, there'd be a cactus there, waiting to give you a hug. The weather was good for a hike; a little breezy, with the winds picking up later in the day, but honestly it wasn't too bad until the summit itself. We ended up going down a l..." — psychikingjes • Mar 7, 2021

"Richard hadn't been to Gass Peak before & it is one of my favorite local peaks, so we drove out to the trailhead in his 4Runner & made the hike up the trail to the summit. On our way back, we took the side trail that goes by Gass Spring to check it out, but it was dry. The weather was breezy & chilly, but it was a great hike. " — Kevin • Feb 27, 2021

"Gass Peak towers above Las Vegas, standing sentinel at the north end of the valley. I'd been meaning to hike up it since late last year, but didn't get around to even trying until April of this year. Sadly, the Desert National Wildlife Refuge was closed at the time due to COVID-19 and the federal and state governments requiring non-essential workers to stay at home. They had hoped to keep the refuge open while minimally staffed, but unfortunately people started taking advantage of the situation - offroading across the desert in protected areas, burning open fires, dumping trash, leaving graffiti everywhere... so DWNR was closed until they could bring rangers and other workers back. I say this as a reminder that we're GUESTS in this land - it is public land, so it is our public duty to LEAVE IT UNSPOILED so that everyone can enjoy it. Leave no trace. Pack it in, pack it out. And EDUCATE OTHERS - it's great if you're already good at leave no trace and you're a responsible recreator in the wilderness! How about all of your friends? Your family? That random group you passed by? Help them become responsible recreators so we can all continue enjoying public lands. And pick up that trash ..." — psychikingjes • Nov 19, 2020