Hyrum's Hiking

Black Mesa Photo Gallery

July 2, 2007

Approaching Black Mesa.
Approaching Black Mesa.
The parking area and trailhead.
The parking area and trailhead.
The desert around Black Mesa.
The desert around Black Mesa.
One of many types of cacti in the Black Mesa desert.
One of many types of cacti in the Bla...
One of many horned toads sunning themselves in the trail. We nearly stepped on several of them.
One of many horned toads sunning them...
The trail leading up to the top of the mesa.
The trail leading up to the top of th...
Looking north from a bit higher up on Black Mesa.
Looking north from a bit higher up on...
Some of the black volcanic rock for which the mesa is named.
Some of the black volcanic rock for w...
Heather making her way up to the top of the mesa.
Heather making her way up to the top ...
View from the top of the mesa.
View from the top of the mesa.
Trail across the top of the mesa. The summit marker is barely visible in the center of the photograph.
Trail across the top of the mesa. Th...
Hannah at the top of Oklahoma.
Hannah at the top of Oklahoma.
Me standing at the summit of Black Mesa, the top of Oklahoma.
Me standing at the summit of Black Me...
Black Mesa Panorama #1.
Black Mesa Panorama #1.
Black Mesa Panorama #2.
Black Mesa Panorama #2.
Black Mesa Panorama #3.
Black Mesa Panorama #3.
Black Mesa Panorama #4.
Black Mesa Panorama #4.
Black Mesa Panorama #5.
Black Mesa Panorama #5.
Black Mesa Panorama #6.
Black Mesa Panorama #6.
Black Mesa Panorama #7.
Black Mesa Panorama #7.
Black Mesa Panorama #8.
Black Mesa Panorama #8.
Black Mesa Panorama #9.
Black Mesa Panorama #9.
Black Mesa Panorama #10.
Black Mesa Panorama #10.
Black Mesa Panorama #11.
Black Mesa Panorama #11.
Black Mesa Panorama #12.
Black Mesa Panorama #12.
Black Mesa Panorama #13.
Black Mesa Panorama #13.
Heather, Hyrum, and Hannah at the summit of Black Mesa.
Heather, Hyrum, and Hannah at the sum...
Looking south into Oklahoma from the top of Black Mesa.
Looking south into Oklahoma from the ...
Coming down the mesa.
Coming down the mesa.
Some more of the local fauna.
Some more of the local fauna.
Black Mesa, Oklahoma.
Black Mesa, Oklahoma.
Sunset from the north flank of Black Mesa.
Sunset from the north flank of Black ...
Hannah and Hyrum at the end of a long day.
Hannah and Hyrum at the end of a long...