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"So far, so good," I say to myself as I stop to enjoy a desert mallow and the views; I keep climbing

3620-kelso-peak.jpg Before I know it, I'm slowly on up way up the lower flank of Kelso Peak, with the cinder cones and my tent behind meThumbnailsThe views across Kelso Mountains toward the Kelso Dunes, and the Granite Mountains beyond, are inspiringBefore I know it, I'm slowly on up way up the lower flank of Kelso Peak, with the cinder cones and my tent behind meThumbnailsThe views across Kelso Mountains toward the Kelso Dunes, and the Granite Mountains beyond, are inspiringBefore I know it, I'm slowly on up way up the lower flank of Kelso Peak, with the cinder cones and my tent behind meThumbnailsThe views across Kelso Mountains toward the Kelso Dunes, and the Granite Mountains beyond, are inspiringBefore I know it, I'm slowly on up way up the lower flank of Kelso Peak, with the cinder cones and my tent behind meThumbnailsThe views across Kelso Mountains toward the Kelso Dunes, and the Granite Mountains beyond, are inspiringBefore I know it, I'm slowly on up way up the lower flank of Kelso Peak, with the cinder cones and my tent behind meThumbnailsThe views across Kelso Mountains toward the Kelso Dunes, and the Granite Mountains beyond, are inspiring

This is scenic. It has been steep, but not insanely difficult, but the next part up toward Kelso Peak looks like it may be tougher.