by Layne Bracy » Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:00 pm
Nice photo, Kevin! Amy and I did that hike a couple weeks ago.
Good question, John. I wondered the same thing.
One possible route involves scrambling up rocks to the left of the stairs but close to the ranger house. This would then lead to the upper portion of the rock, where the stairs would then be in the way of getting to the summit.
The other route I saw kind of goes under the stairs and then cuts into a cleft to the right.
Both routes had some sections I couldn't see. I just used the stairs since I felt neither my wife nor the ranger would appreciate my going "out-of-bounds."