Trail sign at the start of the High Ridge Trail.
The headwall of Cold Creek, the first alpine basin along the High Ridge Trail.
A view down Cold Creek Canyon once the trail climbs out of the trees.
Sedimentary rock layered in the headwall of Cold Creek Canyon.
The view down Basin Gulch onto the Trail Creek Road just below Trail Creek Summit.
The overview at Point 9,460 on the east ridge of Otto's Peak offers a stunning perspetive of the Pioneer Mountains.
Looking northwest across Basin Gulch to the divide with Cold Canyon, where a nice exposure of tilted sedimentary layers are exposed.
The Devil's Bedstead is clearly visible from from the overlook on the east ridge of Otto's Peak.
Looking up the east face of Otto's Peak as the trail begins its long traverse to the divide with Lake Creek.
Switchbacks of the original Trail Creek toll road can be seen in the aspens and pines beneath the much newer grade.
Serrated ridgelines in the Pioneer Mountains.
The west face of the Devil's Bedstead.
A view down the Lake Creek/Trail Creek Divide from the traverse beneath Otto's Peak.
Late season yellow flowers decorate the open hillsides along the trail.
The view into Lake Creek Canyon from the Lake Creek Divide.
Folded sedimentary rock exposed in a road cut leading up to the Auburn Mine.
The ruins of the Auburn Mine.
Rail tracks leading out of the Auburn Mine.
Avalanche chutes dissect the north-facing forested hillsides at the head of Lake Creek.
The Lake Creek lakes are located about halfway up the canyon.