Way up there where those tiny people were standing is the end point of the hike, before you turn around and come back down to where I am standing, about a mile from the starting point. Up until then, it was a quite easy hike. Now, on the way to the Mastodon Peak near Cottonwood Springs campsite in Joshua Tree, do you get to do some real hiking. It was quite easy actually. Looks worse in the picture. The view of the Salton Sea from the top was amazing.
