This is a view the Missouri Gulch basin from the summit of Missouri Mountain. As you can see, we've pasted three photos together for this effect. You may have to scroll over to the right to see it all.
In the photo on the right, Joe Anderson's cabin is in the grove of trees you can see at the end of the basin (tiny little patch of dark green). The trail then follows pretty much up the middle of the basin. Toward the bottom of the far right photo, you can see the "thick white line" (actually the light-colored rocks in the gulch) as it juts off to the left, going up a hill, then emptying out on the lower green portion of the middle photograph. This is the area of grassy tundra through which you pass before going up the steep slope to the ridge's saddle, which you can see in the left photograph. This view gives you a pretty good idea of the easy stroll from Anderson's cabin to where you leave the main trail, and then the steepness of the side of the mountain on your way to the ridge saddle. The 13,784 ft. false summit is at the far left. Distances are a little deceiving in these photos.
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