DEERTRAP MOUNTAIN and CABLE MOUNTAIN:

From the cliffs of Deertrap Mountain, we get a great view of the enchanting
Mountain of the Sun right after a rainstorm.

Looking out the northern fin of Deertrap Mountain to the sea of White Cliffs above the main canyon.

The Deertrap Mountain Panorama - second run of a shot I took a few years ago.
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Adventure Jeep drives to the edge of the precarious viewpoint!

The cute little rain-soaked plants are peppered with droplets of water.

A close-up of the leaves. Wild lupine according to my botanically-inclined friends!

The Cable Mountain cableworks were built in 1901 to transport lumber from the East Rim down
into the canyon. They were abandoned in 1930.

The lonely ruins have deteriorated quite a bit since I last saw them several years ago.

Looking over the ledge to the canyon floor two-thousand feet below.