Mojave-Sonoran Trail Thru Hike EP3: Hiking Lake Mead & Las Vegas Wash, River Mountains Traverse

Thru-hiking the Mojave-Sonoran Trail: Section 3 - 40 miles from Callville Bay to Boulder City. Here, I'll hike around the extreme western end of Lake Mead through the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and the River Mountains. Hike colorful washes, summit Black Mesa and view the distant Spring Mountain Range, hike to the shores of Lake Mead and hike Las Vegas Wash to round Lake Mead's west side. Then, hike through the abandoned Three Kids Mine (aka Wheel of Misfortune mine) and hike the River Mountain range, summiting the high point. Enjoy sweeping views of Lake Mead from the River Mountains high point, as well as views of Henderson and Las Vegas. Section 3 ends with a walk into Boulder City to resupply.

Mojave-Sonoran Trail journals, photos, and map for section 3: https://seekinglost.com/mojave-sonora...

The Mojave-Sonoran Trail is a NEW 625-mile cross country thru hiking route connecting southern Nevada with southern Arizona via the Colorado River corridor. The MST can be hiked from Nov-Mar making it an excellent winter thru hiking route for desert hikers and those seeking warm weather. I hiked 600+ miles over 46 days, with 9 zero days, to complete the Mojave-Sonoran Trail in Nov/Dec 2021. This is a 9 part documentary vlog series highlighting my thru hike of the Mojave-Sonoran Trail.

Mojave-Sonoran Trail Route Info & Maps:
Visit https://seekinglost.com/thru-hikes/mo... for more info on the Mojave-Sonoran Trail. Here, I've compiled a guide that will help anyone who wishes to hike the MST route get started with their planning... detailed trail journal, extensive photo documentation, an interactive map and GPX file, water source info/locations/notes, etc.

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0:00 Callville Bay, start of Mojave-Sonoran Trail section 3
1:10 Dispersed camping Lake Mead National Rec Area
2:51 Hiking an interesting wash
4:21 Hiking in the sand along Lake Mead
7:25 Debating route options
7:55 Second attempt at section 3 (4 months later)
9:48 Hiking a colorful wash through Lake Mead NRA
13:01 Hiking to the summit of Black Mesa
15:58 Descending Black Mesa
17:30 Northshore Dr road walk (1 mile)
18:56 Lake Mead at Government Wash, first view of Las Vegas Wash
22:33 Hiking Las Vegas Wash
26:36 Leaving Las Vegas Wash, hiking off-trail
29:56 Hiking Las Vegas Wash again
31:18 Washing up at Las Vegas Wash
32:18 Roadwalk (3 miles) Northshore Dr
33:27 Retrieving water cache
33:52 Entering the abandoned Three Kids Mine
35:18 Camping in an abandoned mine outside of Las Vegas
35:57 Meeting up with Kai
36:29 Exploring the Three Kids Mine and the Wheel of Misfortune
37:07 Entering the River Mountains
38:32 Kai heads back, hiking the River Mountains solo again
41:50 Cross country hiking, terrain becomes a little steeper
47:08 Hiking the crest of the River Mountains
50:19 River Mountains high point summit
53:16 Descending the River Mountains, cross a valley
54:10 Final climb of the section
54:33 Hiking down an actual hiking trail to Boulder City
57:03 Hiking into Boulder City, end of Mojave-Sonoran Trail Section 3