The trees of Vedawoo are twisted and gnarled by the high winds at that alti­tude much of the year. Not much grows up here, but what does is very hardy.

In the spring, how­ever, the most beau­ti­ful wild­flow­ers bloom up here in the shade of the rocks, if enough rain falls. It’s a mag­i­cal place in some ways. There’s lit­tle wildlife to be seen, but signs of it every­where. Porcupines, foxes, and elk are known to fre­quent the area. A man was attacked by a griz­zly bear five miles from this spot to the west, a few years ago.