Alcove

Entering the valley behind Scorched Earth the trail turns right into a hidden valley, into a stone canyon, then connects with CliffHanger. At that right hand turn, there is also a trail that goes straight and Tom has always wondered if it connects with Jacobs/Jackson Ladder back in Jackson Hole. Tom follows the trail for a few hundred feet and it ends at a large stone obstacle. Tom notices an alcove similar to the False Kiva one in Canyonlands and heads for there. Inside he doesn't find a False Kiva, but perhaps an old granary. Across the valley he spots what may be a way around the stone obstacle to Jackson Hole.