our list for possible future trips. He also told of his May trip down the canyon when they had to wear wet suits for warmth and the water flow was 142c.p.s. compared to our 34c.p.s. Even at 34c.p.e. some of the crossings against water current were not easy so making the trip with over 10 times the water flow would really add to the adventure. We arrived at the roadhead at the Temple of Sinawava by early evening. It was early enough that even without a reservation, we were able to enjoy the Zion Lodge dinner special to celebrate another fun trip. Dean & Pat Acheson, Ron & Leora ate at Flanagan's on the North side of the street in Springdale. It is a very good restaurant, nice atmosphere, excellent food with reasonable prices. Looking our more outing time, Debbie and Steve decided to climb Mt. Charleston on the way home. At the South Trail roadhead in Kyle Canyon, I was surprised at the changes. There was now a campground attendant and a parking fee to be paid. We decided to do a backpack, camp on the summit and return via the North Trail. He assured us there was water along the trail at Peak Spring which I did not remember seeing on my previous hikes on the South Trail. However, we took some water out of our pecks figuring no use carrying extra weight. The mountain cabin construction in upper Kyle Canyon was busy with many new ones under construction. We never saw Peak Spring, never saw any sign for it, or any trail that would appear to lead to a spring. It shows on their handout map but it is not marked along the trail that we could find. It was early evening when we began seeing the plane debris south of the summit. This time there was time to look around and there is quite a bit of wreckage below the crest on the east side. I also found an old USFS sign on the ground asking people to help in collecting the debris so it could eventually be removed. It is my understanding this is the WWII Carol Lombard USO tour plane crash site. I have asked the Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas for additional information and it turns out this is the site. It seems that a plaque should be considered since its coming up on the 50 year anniversary. To me the wreckage would also have historic value and I wonder how much, it any, should be removed. After a few photos, it was on up to the summit where Debbie and Steve camped in the rock pit at the summit. We were lucky with the weather. It use clear, little wind and the temperature just got into the 30's. Register notations from others who had camped at the summit described a lot worse conditions, including nighttime temperatures down into the 20's in July. The nighttime lights were impressive. The lights of Las Vegas were clear and about half the town area is visible from the summit. There was the cluster of lights down in Kyle Canyon and a couple visible off the eastern end of Lee Canyon. The number and extent of the lights in Pahrump Valley was surprising. Next morning, they had on enjoyable hike down the North Trail. A brief thunderstorm passed over but the rain quickly ended as the storm headed northward across Mt. Stirling. Steve decided to do a quick detour across the ridge and went up Hussy Mountain while Debbie headed on down the trail, by the time he reached the road, she had retrieved the car which expedited reaching the Mt. Charleston Lodge and something cold to drink, just before a tour of 150 Australians arrived for a western style barbecue.

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