About midday August
The roll of cedar level , the heave of craggy ridge , the dip of white-sage valley gave this side a diversity widely differing from the two steps of the Vermillion tableland . August Naab followed a trail leading back toward the river . For the most part thick cedars hid the surroundings from Hare 's view ; occasionally , however , he had a backward glimpse from a high point , or a wide prospect below , where the trail overlooked an oval hemmed-in valley . About midday August Naab brushed through a thicket , and came abruptly on a declivity . He turned to his companion with a wave of his hand . `` The Navajo camp , '' he said . `` Eschtah has lived there for many years .