I am attaching several photos of the area in the yard in which we want to install our "soon to be purchased" pool. Everyone participating in this thread has been a god send and we soooo appreciate learning from you all. The first 3 photos are where we WANT to put it, the last being a largely open space that would better tolerate the pool (space and full sun) but not convenient and accessible as placing it off the back deck about 15 - 20 feet and tying in the new decking with the existing one. Any of you who have participated in this thread that may have any suggestions, we greatly welcome them. We plan to build the bulk of the pool decking down off the existing deck, up some new wide steps and to the left with a pretty good landing pad once you step up. Off to the right and the backside along the tree line will be simple landscaping. We also plan to construct about a 2-4 foot walkway around the top the pool where there isn't significant decking.