On Tuesday I tackled Turtlehead <or Turtle Head> in the Red Rock Canyon of Las Vegas. A pal suggested it and we took off about 2pm on the 5-mile round trip. 

Yes, that means 2 1/2 miles straight uphill. Wow, were my legs burning by the time we got to the top 2 1/4 hours later! But wow was it a beautiful view.

I had no idea there were such amazing mountains so near Las Vegas -- we only drove about 15 minutes from my brother's house to the parking lot where we started. 

Why don't I do this more frequently? I love hiking and seeing the various beauty that the Lord has created for us to enjoy, but more often than not I just end up laying around on a couch reading or watching the boob tube.

Two verses kept running through my head as I drug myself up the mountain. The first was Psalm 19:1, "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." The second was Romans 1:20, "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."