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A few large rocks are blocking my ascent onto the ridge, so I slowly move across the slope in case there's an easy way up

3641-kelso-peak.jpg I hike past a small patch of yellow flowers, which seem to be goldfields (the tiny ones) and tidy tips, the larger onesThumbnails"So far, so good," I say to myself as I stop to enjoy a desert mallow and the views; I keep climbingI hike past a small patch of yellow flowers, which seem to be goldfields (the tiny ones) and tidy tips, the larger onesThumbnails"So far, so good," I say to myself as I stop to enjoy a desert mallow and the views; I keep climbingI hike past a small patch of yellow flowers, which seem to be goldfields (the tiny ones) and tidy tips, the larger onesThumbnails"So far, so good," I say to myself as I stop to enjoy a desert mallow and the views; I keep climbingI hike past a small patch of yellow flowers, which seem to be goldfields (the tiny ones) and tidy tips, the larger onesThumbnails"So far, so good," I say to myself as I stop to enjoy a desert mallow and the views; I keep climbingI hike past a small patch of yellow flowers, which seem to be goldfields (the tiny ones) and tidy tips, the larger onesThumbnails"So far, so good," I say to myself as I stop to enjoy a desert mallow and the views; I keep climbing

If vertigo would subside, I might be able to climb a few of the boulders behind and above me, and then hike the Kelso Peak ridge. However, it might be a better idea to start looking for a way back down.