![Tamarisk jungle between me and the river](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930283.ascent106.jpg) Tamarisk jungle between me and the river |
![View to the north](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930281.ascent103.jpg) View to the north |
![Vegetation, boulders, and strata](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930276.ascent101.jpg) Vegetation, boulders, and strata |
![Calling cards](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930279.ascent102.jpg) Calling cards |
![Turn left at the whitish boulder](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930295.ascent112.jpg) Turn left at the whitish boulder |
![Bamboo and Dead Horse Point](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930291.ascent111.jpg) Bamboo and Dead Horse Point |
![Smile City!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930286.ascent107.jpg) Smile City! |
![Will it go?](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930289.ascent110.jpg) Will it "go"? |
![Near the top of the easy part](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930297.ascent113.jpg) Near the top of the easy part |
![View from the big stained boulder](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930300.ascent114.jpg) View from the big stained boulder |
![Dead Horse Point State Park---again](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930303.ascent116.jpg) Dead Horse Point State Park---again |
![Stained boulder below](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60930305.ascent117.jpg) Stained boulder below |
![Grassy bench represents success](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944576.ascent119.jpg) Grassy bench represents success |
![Conglomerate on the traverse](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944577.ascent120.jpg) Conglomerate on the traverse |
![End of bench; turn right](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944578.ascent122.jpg) End of bench; turn right |
![Onward and upward!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944580.ascent123.jpg) Onward and upward! |
![Where I've just been](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944581.ascent124.jpg) Where I've just been |
![Vegetation, stone, and muddy river](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944582.ascent127.jpg) Vegetation, stone, and muddy river |
![Getting there...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944583.ascent128.jpg) Getting there... |
![One more section to go](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944584.ascent130.jpg) One more section to go |
![I smell a summit](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944587.ascent132.jpg) I smell a summit |
![Twenty more steps...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944588.ascent133.jpg) Twenty more steps... |
![!!!!! SUCCESS !!!!!](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/60944589.ascent135.jpg) !!!!! SUCCESS !!!!! |
![Gravel bar 400 feet above the river](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61016157.mesa06.jpg) Gravel bar 400 feet above the river |
![Flight deck and superstructure](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61016154.mesa01.jpg) Flight deck and superstructure |
![Mesa is relatively flat but not level](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61016155.mesa02.jpg) Mesa is relatively flat but not level |
![Canyonlands National Park beyond the grassy mesa](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61016156.mesa05.jpg) Canyonlands National Park beyond the grassy mesa |
![Shafer Canyon in distance](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61016158.mesa07.jpg) Shafer Canyon in distance |
![Terrain detail at north end of mesa](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61016159.mesa09.jpg) Terrain detail at north end of mesa |
![Boulder is 7 feet (2m+) tall](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61016163.mesa14.jpg) Boulder is 7 feet (2m+) tall |
![Two-tone](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61016161.mesa13.jpg) Two-tone |
![Campsite in view](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61016160.mesa12.jpg) Campsite in view |
![This view crosses the Colorado River three times](https://a4.pbase.com/g6/93/584893/3/61016164.0IRm2ULM.jpg) This view crosses the Colorado River three times |
![Blowing smoke](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61016165.mesa19.jpg) Blowing smoke |
![Camp site on the Goose Neck](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61056963.mesa10.jpg) Camp site on the Goose Neck |
![View from camp to the northwest](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61056956.mesa03.jpg) View from camp to the northwest |
![Rock and tent](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61056979.mesa13.jpg) Rock and tent |
![Crack of mystery](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61056971.mesa11.jpg) Crack of mystery |
![Two cars on Shafer Trail](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61056988.mesa17.jpg) Two cars on Shafer Trail |
![Duffel bag far below](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61071472.descent001.jpg) Duffel bag far below |
![River bench and sandbar](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61071473.descent002.jpg) River bench and sandbar |
![Waiting for me](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61071474.descent01.jpg) Waiting for me |
![Left behind and not missed](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61071475.descent04.jpg) Left behind and not missed |
![Hearts on the helmet](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61071485.descent07.jpg) Hearts on the helmet |
![Tilted mouth near the river](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61071480.descent05.jpg) Tilted mouth near the river |
![A thousand points of pain](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61071488.descent08.jpg) A thousand points of pain |
![Tilted landscape near the river](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61071489.descent12.jpg) Tilted landscape near the river |
![Rock bench of yesterday](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61071490.descent14.jpg) Rock bench of "yesterday" |
![Mesa Boy has a snack on the rocks](https://a4.pbase.com/g9/93/584893/3/61072992.f8ZXS5D2.jpg) Mesa Boy has a snack "on the rocks" |
![Equipment](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61072989.camp03.jpg) Equipment |
![A grab shot](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/584893/3/61072995.camp09.jpg) A grab shot |