Hiking Around Las Vegas, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
 Hiker at the foundation of Horace Wilson's house (view W) |
Overview In the 1920s, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wilson homesteaded Pine Creek Canyon. They built a home, planted a big garden and orchard, and ran cattle. They lived here for about 10 years, but with increasing age, eventually moved to Las Vegas. Only the foundation of the house, an old apple tree, and the garden plot remain. Except for yerba santa, the garden still is mostly clear of shrubs after all these years. The Wilson homesite is located along the Pine Creek Canyon Trail, some 0.80 miles west of the trailhead. For details of getting to the old ranch, see the description of the Pine Creek Canyon Trail. |
 Concrete and stone entrance gate to Wilson Ranch (view W) |
 Turnoff from Pine Creek Trail to the Wilson homesite (view W) |
 Front porch slab (view S) |
 Concrete foundation (view SW) |
 House and cellar (view SE) |
 View from the front porch (view E) |
 Horace Wilson's house (view E) |
 Horace Wilson's house (view NE from garden area) |
 Garden area (view W) |
 Lots of Blue-eyed Grass, a member of the Iris family |
 Old apple tree (view W) |
 Old apple tree with gnarled bark (view W) |
 Old apple tree with spring leaves (view W) |
 The old apple tree still puts out flowers in the spring (view W) |
 Hiking down Pine Creek Canyon Trail (view SE) |
 Hiking down Pine Creek Canyon Trail (view SE) |
 Foundation (view SW) |
 Foundation (view SW) |
 Foundation (view SW) |
 Foundation (view W) |
 Foundation (view SE) |
 Foundation (view E) |
 Foundation (view E) |
 Horace Wilson's garden in foreground (view E) |
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 Apple tree in Mr. Wilson's orchard (view E) |
 Apple tree in Mr. Wilson's orchard budding during spring (view E) |
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