The trailhead parking area with two bathrooms.
Flowers early in the trail.
More wildflowers blooming in July.
Entering the James Peak Wilderness.
Colorado blue columbine (Aquilegia caerulea).
Much of the trail is runnable.
Common daisies (Bellis perennis).
Clearings open behind the tunnel at the intersection with Rogers Pass Trail.
Bluebell bellflowers (Campanula rotundifolia).
The trail is very rocky, so watch your footing.
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja).
Approaching the first lake.
More Indian paintbrush (Castilleja).
Forest Lake #1.
Boulder area just beyond the first lake.
Forest Lake #2.
Beautiful mountains behind Forest Lake #2.
An enchanting stream with flowers above the lake.
Turn left up the road at the intersection.
Looking back down the trail toward Forest Lake #2.
Clearings on the right of the trail.
The road hugs the mountains and provides spectacular views up close.
The Needle Eye Tunnel can be viewed up ahead.
Purple fringe (Phacelia Sericea).
Jasper Lake and the foothills.
Approaching the tunnel.
Needle Eye Tunnel.
Jasper Lake and James Peak in the distance.
Inside Needle Eye Tunnel.
Rollins Pass Road on the other side.
Kings Lake Basin.
Thorny flowering plants should not be touched.
A railroad trestle on Rollins Pass Road.
Looking back toward Needle Eye Tunnel.
Purple fringe (Phacelia Sericea).
More Indian paintbrush (Castilleja).