The Elkhorn Crest Trail.
Dragonfly (Anisoptera).
Sticky paintbrush (Castilleja glandulifera).
The Elkhorn Crest Trail passes through granite rocks.
Roundleaf alumroot (Heuchera cylindrica).
Switchbacks on the way to Angell Pass.
Swamp buttercup (Ranunculus orthorhynchus).
Wildflowers bloom in the snow melt.
Glacier lily (Erythronium grandiflorum).
Spring snowfields on the Elkhorn Crest Trail.
A mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) watches from above.
Grouseberry (Vaccinium scoparium).
Approaching Angell Pass.
Island in Dutch Flat Lake.
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
A bird's nest made from the hair of local wildlife.
Granite uplift in the Blue Mountains.
The Elkhorn Crest Trail as it heads toward Nip and Tuck Pass.
Wildfire smoke lingering in the valley below.
Granite cliffs along the Elkhorn Crest Trail.
Wildfire remains near Nip and Tuck Pass.
Sunrise over Lost Lake.
Campsite at Lost Lake.
Granite ridge on the Elkhorn Crest Trail.
The trail out from Lost Lake.
Early morning moon.
Headed around Mount Ruth.
Western blue flax (Linum lewisii).
Longleaf phlox (Phlox longifolia).
Above Lost Lake.
Lanceleaf stonecrop (Sedum lanceolatum).
The other side of Mount Ruth.
Cracker Saddle.
The valley on the other side of Cracker Saddle.
The trail looks more like a road after the Cracker Saddle junction.
The trail forks left for Summit Lake and right to conitnue to Twin Lakes.
Trail to Summit Lake.
Looking up at the mountain summit.
Approaching Summit Lake.
Summit Lake.
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus).
One of the campsites found at Summit Lake.
Shores of Summit Lake.
Sunset over Summit Lake.
Sunset over Summit Lake.
Elk early in the morning.