In this March 30, 2021, file photo, 52 Peaks hiker Christopher Wagemann looks out at Lake Mead from the peak of Fortification Hill in Boulder City. On Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that a La Nina has formed, which can be bad news for parts of the parched West.(Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto