Scroll down to go higher. Click on a photo to jump to the hidden pool higher up.
From a distance, much of the landscape looks barren. However,
up close in July, it is in bloom. Scroll down to see wildflowers.
Scroll down to see our actual route.
This was the only difficult part of the ascent, besides
the usual hazard of walking across smaller rocks.
With some effort, I was able to pull myself up with my
hands. The total reach was less than 5 feet. There was
a place for me to hoist myself up to the right of the cleft
shown above. Click on the photo for a first look at the
pool just beyond the cleft.