More January Hiking around Reno

When I last posted I commented on how great the weather has been for January around Reno... cold mornings with day time temperatures in the 60s make for great hiking.  Mid January  turned out another  another spring like day and hiking buddy, Sandi, and I headed over to Mt. Davidson which overlooks the old mining town of Virginia City.  Mt. Davidson is a short steep climb from Virgina town  center and rewards one with vista views of mountains to the north and Washoe Valley and Washoe Lake to the south.  This was one hike I would not want to do in the Summer, as the hike was steep and without any shade.

 At the very beginning of our "climb" we saw these mule deer.  They were probably searching out water.

Mt. Davidson is the farthest knoll.  It doesn't look to menacing from this vantage point but once I got closer it seemed a lot steeper.

 The views toward Mt. Rose and Slide Mountain. You can see the ski runs that are now brown and normally are full of skiers this time of year.

 Washoe Lake which is the center piece for Washoe Valley.

Virgina City from near the top of Mt. Davidson.