[Mile-marker 30]
Another 2½ miles around the south rim of Red Canyon and the head of
Columbus Canyon takes us to the junction with the paved county road
known as the DS Road, which leads south and southwest to Glade Park and
to the head of No Thoroughfare Canyon. This important intersection will
be included in trips through Glade Park and around the head of No
Thoroughfare Canyon, so it will be discussed later. Meanwhile, we will
continue our trip eastward from this intersection. About a third of a
mile to the northeast is a large parking area, with a path leading to a
fenced overlook at the rim of Columbus Canyon for viewing Cold Shivers
Point—perhaps the most aptly titled feature in the Monument (fig. 53). A
primitive path leads from the overlook to the toadstool-shaped platform
at upper right, on which some visitors dare to stand, but not me. When
the old, steep Serpents Trail was the only route for autos to ascend
from the East Entrance, barrels of water were kept at this parking area
to quench the thirst of boiling radiators.