Hike 8/7 Esmeralda Basin
A busy parking lot at the end of the Teanaway Road
Avalanche damage to the forest about 1/2 mile up the trail
Open meadows below the summits of Esmeralda Peak
A multitude of wildflowers found along the way
Monkshood
Scarlet Gilia
We saw numerous small meadows full of color
Finding a shady rest spot at Fortune Creek Pass, elevation 6000 feet
Overlooking Gallagher Head Lake and DeRoux Mountain
Alpine buckwheat growing in the rocky soil above 6000 feet.
Vista of the dry mountainsides, including a peek at Mount Stuart
A busy parking lot at the end of the Teanaway Road
Avalanche damage to the forest about 1/2 mile up the trail
Open meadows below the summits of Esmeralda Peak
A multitude of wildflowers found along the way
Monkshood
Scarlet Gilia
We saw numerous small meadows full of color
Finding a shady rest spot at Fortune Creek Pass, elevation 6000 feet
Overlooking Gallagher Head Lake and DeRoux Mountain
Alpine buckwheat growing in the rocky soil above 6000 feet.
Vista of the dry mountainsides, including a peek at Mount Stuart
A busy parking lot at the end of the Teanaway Road
Avalanche damage to the forest about 1/2 mile up the trail
Open meadows below the summits of Esmeralda Peak
A multitude of wildflowers found along the way
Monkshood
Scarlet Gilia
We saw numerous small meadows full of color
Finding a shady rest spot at Fortune Creek Pass, elevation 6000 feet
Overlooking Gallagher Head Lake and DeRoux Mountain
Alpine buckwheat growing in the rocky soil above 6000 feet.
Vista of the dry mountainsides, including a peek at Mount Stuart