kirk said
I've heard that the Pansy Lake Trail was rerouted, and I recently saw a trail junction where it looked like you could head down closer to the creek.  Is it that trail?

That trail was originally made to keep access to the campground I mentioned in my last post. The abandoned trail passes through that abandoned campground, so you win!

There is no creek in this valley as once out of Pansy Lake it dives underground into landslide deposits, and except during extreme water events does not reappear until past the access road. The same goes for the creek you pass just before your junction.

This abandoned trail starts near the road (I've never been able to find the last little section up to the road) and after crossing Pansy Basin / Meadows climbs sometimes steeply up the west side of the valley to Bob Bagby's mine above Pansy Lake and up the glacier-shaped valley headwall.

This basin has many unusual features most hikers miss entirely - they are to be seen only from the abandoned trail or off trail.

Bryon

Okay, here's the next picture for our game:

Pretty picture.

D

Donovan said
Pretty picture.

 

D

Almost, but not quite scenic

This looks to be in the area of the current fire closure south of Olallie?

Don