The parking area.
Avoid the road to the left.
A road gate.
Backcountry tracks.
A muddy road.
Mount Guyot.
A closer look at Mount Guyot.
Mud gives way to slush on the road.
Warm temperatures can make the road slushy and muddy.
Wire Patch Mine information sign.
Looking back down the valley.
Another road gate.
Looking up the road toward Mount Guyot.
Signage for the Wire Patch Trail.
Backcountry cabin.
Walking along the snow-covered road.
Bald Mountain.
The end of the road.
The beginning of the Gulch Trail.
Great views near the start of the gulch.
Heading into the gulch.
Walking along the path.
Looking back down the gulch.
Looking up the gulch toward Bald Mountain.
A closer view of Bald Mountain.
Leaving the open valley.
A snow-covered creek crossing.
Looking toward Breckenridge.
Headed back down the gulch with Mount Guyot on the right.
A closer look toward Breckenridge.
Looking back at French Gulch.
Mount Guyot (13,376 ft).
Back on the slushy road.
Headed back to the parking area.