- The "Trail"
Note the many downed trees ahead. The beginning of serious trouble. - Note the many downed trees ahead. This was on trail 479 just before meeting trail 480. According to our map, trail 477 should have intersected around this point, but we never saw it. As soon as we passed the junction with trail 477A (Badger Creek Cutoff to Flag Point Trail 477), we encountered many downed trees. After passing the junction with trail 480 (to Gumjuac Saddle), the size and frequency of downed trees increased dramatically, along with the density of surrounding brush. We finally broke clear of downed trees about 3/4 of a mile from Badger Lake. So, that's between 2 and 3 miles of downed trees, with more time spent going around trees than traveling on-trail. - SW View
- Sunlight Through the Trees
- Stray Sign
Umm, yeah. I don't have a trailer on my backpack. - Umm, yeah. I don't have a trailer on my backpack. This was down the trail a bit after leaving the road. - Steep Ascent to Coyote Rocks
The trail doesn't actually reach the ridge line at the rocks, but it gets close. - Southeastern View
From the highest point we reached. - From the highest point we reached. - Smoky Valley
Old Snowy barely visible in the distance. - Old Snowy barely visible in the distance. At this point we ended the steep descent and hiked along the valley floor. - Smokey Sunrise II
A forest fire had started off to the east. - A forest fire had started off to the east. - Smokey Sunrise I
A forest fire had started off to the east. - A forest fire had started off to the east. - Smoke Barrier
The ridge we were on was holding back the smoke from the valley. - The ridge we were on was holding back the smoke from the valley. - Sean Packing Up Camp
- Rough and Tumble
- Rocks and Rainier
- Rock Wall
- Ridgeline View
Facing more or less southeast. - Facing more or less southeast.