Vertigo On The Shield

Left: The Sandia Mountains, just east of Albuquerque.

Left: "The Shield" - a giant fin made of granite (as seen from the side).

It is possible to hike up the razor's edge of the Shield (which I did once, years ago). At one point, the trail gets extraordinarily narrow, with cliffs on both sides. I still have recurring dreams, where I'm at that most-narrow location, and start f-a-l-l-i-n-g!