Trail sign at the Benedict Lake and South Fork of the Payette canyon junction.
Looking downcanyon at Peak 9,438 from the Benedict Lake Trail.
A view of Peak 9,610 from a clearing along the Benedict Lake Trail.
Another view of the granite walls on Peak 9,610 from higher up the Benedict Creek Trail.
A brief opening along the Benedict Creek Canyon supports a pretty field of wildflowers.
Granite polished slabs at the junction to the Benedict, Three Island, and Slide Rock basins.
Potential climbing on the west face of Peak 9,610.
Looking down onto Plummer Lake (foreground) and Everly Lake from the summit of Plummer Peak. The prominent red dike on the east ridge (right) of Mount Everly can be traced for nearly 15 miles through the Sawtooths.
Mount Everly, Everly Lake, Plummer Lake (foreground) and the Rakers (distant spires) from the west shoulder of Plummer Peak.
The obvious red dike that dissapears in Everly Lake can be seen in the distance snaking up toward the Raker skyline and cutting beneath the South Raker (spire in the foreground).
Scarlet paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) and Everly Lake.
Flowers on the shore of Everly Lake with Elk Peak in the background.
A view onto Everly Lake from the southeast side of Mount Everly.
Glacial polished granite dominated the foreground with Plummer Peak in the background.
Everly Lake (foreground), Plummer Lake, and Plummer Peak. The same red dike can be traced across the Everly/Plummer basin and up the left shoulder of Plummer Peak.
Northwest face of Plummer Peak showing the prominent red basalt dike.
Black and White bark detail.