Limited by whatever was wrong with my left foot, I opted for this hike - my thinking being that I had to get out and do something.
MORNING AT RING LAKE DISPERSED CAMPGROUND ON TRAIL LAKES ROAD
THE PLEASANT DRIVE UP TO TRAIL LAKE TRAILHEAD
LOOKING SOUTH TO FARAWAY EAST TORREY CREEK CANYON
LOOKING SOUTH TO BURRO PASS FROM THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL
APPROACHING THE TRANSITION FROM OPEN SLOPES TO COOLER FOREST SHADE ON THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL
LOOKING SOUTH TO ARROW AND BURRO PEAKS FROM THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL
AT THE JCT WHERE THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL HEADS UPHILL TO THE RIGHT AND THE CUTOFF TRAIL TO ROSS LAKES
NEARING THE SMALL FOREST BURN SECTION OF THE CUTOFF TRAIL TO ROSS LAKES
ENTERING THE SMALL FOREST BURN SECTION OF THE CUTOFF TRAIL TO ROSS LAKES
LOOKING DOWN TOWARDS THE CANYON WHERE LAKE LOUISE CAN BE FOUND
HORSE PACKERS HEADED HOME ON THE CUTOFF TRAIL
EASY WALKING ON THE CUTOFF TRAIL BEFORE THE DROP OFF DOWN TO ROSS LAKES
THE BIG MEADOW BEFORE THE JCT WITH THE ROSS LAKE TRAIL
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BIG MEADOW BEFORE THE JCT WITH THE ROSS LAKE TRAIL
UPPER ROSS LAKE AND FLAT SHALE MT FROM AN OUTCROP AT THE START OF THE DROPOFF
GETTING THAT VIEW TOOK A WEE BIT OF SWACKING THRU THE WOODS TO FIND THE ROCK OUTCROP
ANOTHER VIEW OF UPPER ROSS LAKE FROM THE OUTCROP
RETURN TRIP TO THE WHISKEY PEAK JCT
THE LAST SECTION OF THE RETURN ROUTE TO THE WHISKEY MT JCT
WILDFLOWERS EVERYWHERE
STARTING UP THE 700 FOOT RISE TO THE TOP OF WHISKEY PEAK FROM THE JCT
ANOTHER VIEW OF INITIAL SECTION OF THE HIKE TO WHISKEY PEAK ONCE YOU LEAVE THE JUNCTION
THE FINAL ANTI-CLIMATIC WALK TO THE TOP OF WHISKEY PEAK
LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE TOP OF WHISKEY PEAK
LOOKING SOUTHWEST TO DOWNS MT AND THE CONTINENTAL GLACIER FROM WHISKEY MT
LOOKING WEST NORTHWEST FROM WHISKEY MT
ANOTHER VIEW SOUTH FROM THE TOP OF WHISKEY MT
STARTING THE DESCENT OF WHISKEY MT
DOWNS MOUNTAIN, NORTHWEST PEAK OF DOWNS MT AND CONTINENTAL GLACIER FROM WHISKEY MT TRAIL
ARROW MOUNTAIN FROM THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL
ANOTHER VIEW EAST TO ARROW MOUNTAIN FROM THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL
THE ONLY ROCKY SECTION OF THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL
VIEW SOUTHEAST FROM THE WHISKEY MT TRAIL
THE END IS IN SITE
BACK AT RING LAKE CAMPGROUND
HEADING NORTH TO DUBOIS AND EVENTUALLY UP OVER TOGETEE PASS - THEN A LONG SCENIC TRIP THRU YELLOWSTONE, OVER BEARTOOTH PASS AND DOWN THRU GALLATIN CANYON AND FINALLY OVER TETON PASS AND BACK TO PINEDALE