
Steve gets ready for our trip at the trailhead while also stowing a shaker bottle that he had left behind on a trip several years ago that I was finally able to…

This gate is about 1.16 miles from the trailhead. There are several great parking spots just behind me and out of the fire lane, but message boards said the…

Steve spies one of several private cabins perched on the edge of Willow Flat, a pretty idyllic summer residence. This tract of land is private property and…

The end of Willow Flat looking upcanyon towards Paiute Pass. Irises had just started poking out and were much more spectacular on our way out.

I got some better images (that highlight the geology) on the way home, but this mountain shows the Relief Peak formation lavas (grey and mauve) overlying what I…

This view is near the trail-crossing of the Little Walker River. Another great view of a large dike more resistant to erosion popping-up through the whiter…

The waist-deep trail crossing of the river was a big-ol' NOPE for us. So we had to find some other way across.