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The mile-long hike from Vanderbilt Peak pass to Indian Spring rolls gently up and down across drainages

7157-vanderbilt-peak.jpg I spot some kind of grasshopper in the gravelThumbnailsI cross several small washes while hiking the plateau on the way to Indian SpringI spot some kind of grasshopper in the gravelThumbnailsI cross several small washes while hiking the plateau on the way to Indian SpringI spot some kind of grasshopper in the gravelThumbnailsI cross several small washes while hiking the plateau on the way to Indian SpringI spot some kind of grasshopper in the gravelThumbnailsI cross several small washes while hiking the plateau on the way to Indian SpringI spot some kind of grasshopper in the gravelThumbnailsI cross several small washes while hiking the plateau on the way to Indian Spring

It's surprising how much of the area is actually quite green, even though it looks brown from a distance.