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The trailhead gets packed with fall color.
Heading up Mill D North Fork.
Don't you want to go wherever this trail leads?
Kessler Peak (10,403 ft) across Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Panorama of the view looking south to Cardiff Fork.
Mount Superior (11,132 ft) in the distance on the left.
Heading north into the canyon after heading east across the face of the hillside.
Mill D North to Dog Lake.
North Fork Creek and a hiker.
Mill D North to Dog Lake.
Most of the trail is a steady but gradually sloping trail.
The fork to Dog Lake or Desolation Lake.
The steep section just before you reach the lake.
Dog Lake.
Dog Lake.
Mountain biker heading up the trail.
Fall colors emerging en route to Dog Lake.
The views across the canyons are stunning.
Looking west on the way back down to the trailhead toward Butler Fork.