Looking down the classic U-shaped valley of Redfish Lake Creek Canyon that shows much of the terrain covered in the first 4 miles of the hike to Cramer Lakes.
From the Redfish Inlet, the trail climbs above the lake and provides stunning views before it intersects the Bench Lakes Trail and northern moraine ridge.
Redfish Inlet Trail climbs through several switchbacks to gain the Redfish Ridge Trail, but most hikes make a short there-and-back trip to enjoy the shaded old-growth forest along the south shore of the lake.
The flower displays along the southern edge of Elk Meadow change as the summer progresses. Here is a late June bloom of Mountain shooting star (Dodecatheon jeffreyi).