Nov. 6, 2009 – I ran across these old photos of the building of the connecting trail from the Historic Railroad down to the Hoover Dam Visitor center parking garage. This was probably one of the most expensive trail segments due to the NEPA and historic nature of the area; plus it […]
Boulder City – Bridge Deck Poured 8/06/09; Completion to Railroad Pass nears…
August 19, 2009 – It’s not official, “BUT” the bridge is done and open for use. I have heard reports that the new B.C. connection is getting lots of use. We may have to install traffic signals? Just kidding. SAFETY NOTE: Until the signs and stop lines are installed at […]
Three Kids Mine site along Trail
Jan.29th, 2009 Three Kids Mine is part of Southern Nevada’s mining history. It is locate near Lake Las Vegas at trail mile marker 9.0 to 10.5. There are several deep open pit mines where manganese ore was mined then processed in a mill on site. Mining was activity from around 1917 until the plant was […]
Loop Trail project brings biologist to town to help protect desert tortoises
Great Article in todays Boulder city View about trail construction of Segment #5 of the River Mountians Loop Trail. Good discussion about desert tortoises. This was an unbudgeted expense for the construction, but necessary. follow this link to the entire article: http://www.viewnews.com/2008/VIEW-Dec-23-Tue 2008/BoulderCity/25843818.html
Detention Basin Construction Impacts Trail
January 25, 2010 – This last Saturday my wife and I went hiking MM 6.5 to 4.5 along the trail. This project has a minor detour in the trail to watch for. It appears that the project is nearing the completion phases. A huge berm/dam has been built above the trail not far from the […]
Trail Entry from a road – Good example by NPS
Boulder City Connection – construction status
The first mile from east to west is now paved and striped see photo below. The east bridge footing is also underway as shown in following photo. This is the good news. The bad news is construction is behind schedule due to some additional soil tests and borings required by NDOT in the pass […]
K-Rails installed along the trail….Why?
K-Rails installed for safety – This segment of the River Mountains Loop Trail was and is being abused by illegal ATV & Motorcycle activity. Signs disappeared faster than the City could install them and enforcement was not working. Trail users were at risk from jumping of the bridge embankments. I see this as a short term fix, […]
NEW Trailhead…With Out a name?
Oct. 27th 2008 – Hey all RMLT trail users. We have a brand new trail head open and being used without a name? How did that happen? We are looking for a few good names which would locate and identify the trailhead, or not. The trail head is located off Lake Mead Parkway or maybe its […]
Saddle Island Rd. Tunnel Open
CLOSED SEGMENT RE-OPENS SEPT 26TH 🙂 I NOW HAVE PHOTOS OF NEW TUNNEL OPENING SEE BELOW. Boulder City, Nev. – From Aug. 18 through Sep. 18, 2008, a small segment of the River Mountains Loop Trail (RMLT) will close for improvements to accommodate construction activities associated with the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s (SNWA) third intake […]
