Yes the new trail website for River Mountains Loop Trail is finally here. Users have been asking for a fresher more interactive web site. The new site brings together Facebook, Blogging and web information all in one. Maps and trail heads was a key part of the new design. Working with our web creator, Steve […]
Mountain Lake Park
New Trailhead and Hub: Mountain Lake Park has quietly come on line for public use, even though its official dedication is still weeks away. The park and trailhead have been years in the planning, design and construction. It is located on Golda Way in Henderson, NV. The park was originally planned as a trailhead only […]
Event Permit Matrix for River Mountains Loop Trail
Because the River Mountains Loop Trail has become “found” and is popular for special group events we have had to develop a permitting process to handle events. There are four permitting entities which have different requirements. Below is a permit matrix which will get you started. We want everyone to enjoy the trail and we wish […]
Best Place to Ride a Bike in Las Vegas
We made it…..The Review-Journal’s 2011 Best of Las Vegas “Best Place to Ride a Bike” R.J.’s choice. They didn’t list the entire trail, but that is probably because the writer-rider hasn’t ridden the entire trail system as yet. I concur with this selection from Railroad Pass east to Boulder City as it has much to look […]
O’Callaghan – Tillman Bridge at Hoover Dam
This was sent to me by a friend. Truly a fantastic photo of the bridge construction. The completed bridge has become just as big a tourist attraction as the dam, well almost. The bridge has its own parking lot and viewpoint and provides photo ops of Hoover Dam never-before available to the average person until […]
Hike to Liberty Bell Arch
On January 17th, 2011 some good friends and I went on a hike to the Liberty Bell Arch on the Arizona side of the Colorado River below Hoover Dam. The 2.5 mile hike route provided several views of the new O’Callaghan – Tillman Memorial Bridge located upstream about 3 – miles. The Bridge was also […]
River Mountain Trail…circa 1935-1937
The River Mountain Trail often times gets confused with the River Mountains Loop Trail and visa versa. That is because they are both trails in the River Mountains. The original River Mountain Trail was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1935-1937 during the time of Hoover Dam construction. The trail head is located just downhill […]
A Destination Trail
After posing the question on Facebook about whether the users thought the River Mountains Loop Trail was a “Destination Trail,” I have to concur that it is. My brief research doesn’t really define what a destination trail is so I’m setting out to determine what makes this a destination trail. So I went to Wikipedia and started with: […]
Bobcats – Roam the River Mountains
Since the subject of wildcats has come up this week lets talk about the real wildcat of the River Mountains area. More specifically called the “Bobcat” (Felis rufus or Lynx rufus). The Bobcat is rarely spotted or seen by humans as they are very elusive and nocturnal. This cat is named for its tail, […]
Mountain Lion sighted Near Trail
Dec. 16, 2010 – Boulder city, NV. – According to a report in the Las Vegas Sun this a.m. a mountain lion was recently sighted near Keyes Drive in Boulder City. Keys Drive going east turns into the Old Historic Railroad Grade/trail which in turn becomes part of the River Mountains Loop Trail system. Mountain Lions […]
