Sphinx Lakes in Kings Canyon

An engineering marvel, the switchbacks snake forever upward. Now, imagine doing this on horseback. You can, you know...

Endless Stairs

You look up and all you see is masonry and hand hewn balconies. And hundreds of horse-steps, some so high that coming down I was tempted to lower my backpack by rope. So high I was nearly doing the splits stepping up. (OK, I may be exaggerating here, but they are very high steps). And some of the steps were nothing more than granite bins filled with rocks...