The trail up Mattingly Creek from the Middle Fork of the Boise River climbs through thick vegetation.
The first crossing of Mattingly Creek can be an issue in June.
The trail climbs through occasional alpine meadows.
Steep walls flank both sides of Mattingly Creek Canyon.
Wildflowers decorate the hillsides below the hanging basin that contains Mattingly Lake.
Wildflowers along the upper Mattingly Trail.
A small waterfall nearly 2,000 feet up the canyon from the Middle Fork of the Boise River.
The trail traverses a beautiful high alpine meadow at 8,300 feet.
The view of the open meadows at the Mattingly Divide.
Wilderness boundary sign at the Mattingly Divide.