A high quality loop starting at Piute Pass going north to Granite Park, over Italy Pass, thru Bear Lakes and up to Feather Pass where I made a quick trip up the SW Ridge of Feather. I then continued down to a shoulder above Merriam Lake where I spent my 5th night. Very early start the next day got me down to French Canyon before the bugs woke up. From there it was a race back up Piute Creek to get above treeline and the swarms of mosquitos. I spent the last night just west of the pass listening to the coyotes all over the valley. Perfect weather. Only saw four people - all at Feather Pass.
PIUTE PASS TRAIL
LOCK LEVEN - PIUTE PASS TRAIL
SMALL TARN BELOW PIUTE PASS
LEAVING THE PIUTE PASS TRAIL AT
HUMPHREYS FROM MESA LAKE SHORELINE
BEAUTIFUL MESA LAKE AND GLACIER DIVIDE
TOMAHAWK LAKE AND GLACIER DIVIDE
TOMAHAWK LAKE AND GLACIER DIVIDE
MT DARWIN SEEN THRU ALPINE COL
HUMPHREYS FROM A HILLSIDE ABOVE MY CAMPSITE
LOOKING DOWN AT MY CAMPSITE
LAST RAYS OF THE DAY ON HUMPHREYS
CAMPSITE AND GLACIER DIVIDE AT SUNSET
MORNING CAMPSITE AND GLACIER DIVIDE
MORNING VIEW OF GLACIER DIVIDE
GLACIER DIVIDE
ANOTHER MORNING VIEW OF GLACIER DIVIDE
STARTING THE HIKE TO PUPPET PASS
THE GENTLE RISE TO PUPPET PASS
PUPPET LAKES FROM THE PASS
CASCADING DRAINAGE FROM ROYCE LAKES
BEAR CREEK SPIRE FROM PUPPET PASS
THE NORTH SIDE OF PUPPET PASS
LAST VIEW BEFORE STARTING THE DESCENT TO THE LAKES
DESCENDING THE NORTH SIDE OF PUPPET PASS
DOING AN END RUN AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF PUPPET LAKE
STRAIGHT AHEAD IN THE DISTANCE IS PINE CREEK PASS
TOUGH WALKING IN THESE PARTS
UN-NAMED TARN AT PINE CREEK PASS
CAMPSITE PINE CREEK PASS
EVENING VIEW SOUTH FROM PINE CREEK PASS
EVENING VIEW SOUTH FROM PINE CREEK PASS
EVENING VIEW SOUTH FROM PINE CREEK PASS
EVENING VIEW OF HUMPHREYS FROM PINE CREEK PASS
SUNSET AT PINE CREEK PASS
MORNING VIEW OF BCS FROM PINE CREEK PASS
MORNING AT PINE CREEK PASS
VIEW SOUTH BACK TO PINE CREEK PASS
THE FORESTED WALK TO HONEYMOON LAKE
APPROACHING THE HONEYMOON LAKE JUNCTION
ON THE WAY TO GRANITE PARK
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HONEYMOON LAKE AND GRANITE PARK
VIEW OF THE UPPER PARK FROM OFF TRAIL VISTA
CLOUD BUILDUP OVER GRANITE PARK
DARK SKIES OVER MT HUMPHREYS