It looks to me that your looking into the Roaring River from the Shining Lake Trail #510 in the new Roaring River Wilderness. You are looking down river towards Plaza Creek that comes in from the right. The flat bench below you that is above the river is due west of the confluence of Cougar Creek with the Roaring River.

Don

Donald Presley said:

It looks to me that your looking into the Roaring River from the Shining Lake Trail #510 in the new Roaring River Wilderness. You are looking down river towards Plaza Creek that comes in from the right. The flat bench below you that is above the river is due west of the confluence of Cougar Creek with the Roaring River.

Don

Don,

You have the correct Wilderness and the RR canyon is in there...

--Paul

Looks to me as if you are just off Grouse Point Trail near Dry Ridge junction. There is a small rock field there. One of the few places to get a view.

D.

Donovan said:

Looks to me as if you are just off Grouse Point Trail near Dry Ridge junction. There is a small rock field there. One of the few places to get a view.

D.

[ edit ... The trail is right but I'm a little further along the trail in the direction of the Serene Lake cutoff. This location has a name (I can't think of a decently obscure enough hint as this practically gives it away).]

Actually, on second thought you are correct, the Grouse Point Trail is how I got to this point which is, I believe, Grouse Point. We have a winner...

–Paul

The elusive Grouse Point. Beside the trail is a site where there was a cabin I am told. An old road leads into there. A clearing remains.

Also, there is a parallel trail in the 510 junction vicinity. Didn't run high like the current trail to the helipad.

I always concluded that Grouse Point was grown in with Rhododendrons. Which are pretty much impenetrable.

If you are up there again, maybe you could flag the point you jog off the trail to get to the Point.

D