Here are some pics of my favorite place to visit, Las Vegas has a lot more to offer than gambling and nightlife! I've spent more time here than anywhere other than home, a friend owns a 2nd home here and I drive out as often as possible...which hasn't been but once in the last year or so!
Red Rock Canyon, a 13 mile loop touring several peaks just a few miles from the strip, has many areas designated to rock scrambling, climbing or just trail walking, tons of interesting and educating history to be found all through the massive park!
Wildlife can be found all over the park, even right off the drive! I've come face to face with a mountain lion one night while plodding back down the trail leading off the Mt Wilson climb...he wasn't happy to see us...saw a bighorn on my first climb (scramble....no ropes ever used, though there have been times I wished I had one).
There are tons of geocaches all through the park, some even hidden ayop the big peaks...Wilson, Bridge and Turtlehead each have one. We climbed Turtlehead once on our last trip out (my son and I)....and circled/scrambled the base and foothills on a 2nd cache hunt. There's soooo much out there, you could spend a month and not even scratch the surface!
I'll try to find some pics of our climb up Turtlehead (my son and I), I had pics from the top of Wilson and Bridge on my computer, but lost them due to comp failure...Wilson is tallest peak in RRC with Bridge being a close 2nd.