
Starting from the Mitchell Lake Trailhead.


You can see Mitchell Lake below on the way up to Mt. Audubon.


Mt. Audubon ahead.


Looking back on the way up to Mt. Audubon.



Easy scrambling to the summit of Mt. Audubon.

Mt. Audubon summit looking north.

Mt. Audubon summit looking south, Paiute Peak visible on the right.

Along the ridgeline headed to Paiute Peak (right). Mt. Toll is the pointy peak on the left, and Pawnee is the hump just left of that. The green lake visible is a smaller lake just northwest of Blue Lake.

Approaching the summit of Paiute Peak.

Paiute Peak summit, looking back toward Mt. Audubon. Blue Lake is the farther lake on the right.

Continuing along the ridge from Paiute Peak to Mt. Toll - Blue Lake on the far left.

Mt. Toll ahead, Blue Lake on the left.

Mt. Toll - from the saddle, keep right and head for the notch in between the two peaks.

Just below the saddle - head for the notch.

Scree below the notch.

Looking back at the scree from the saddle toward Paiute Peak.

Class 3 move to get into the gully leading to the notch previously shown.

After the Class 3 move, headed into the gully on the left (hidden in this pic).

On the way up the loose gully. Nothing too crazy, just be careful of loose rock. At the top of the gully, stay left and get to the summit on Class 2 boulder scrambling.

Mt. Toll summit, looking back toward Paiute (left) and Audubon (right). That green lake is the little one north of Blue Lake.

Mt. Toll summit looking toward Blue Lake (center) and Mitchell Lake (in the distant trees).

Mt. Toll summit looking south to Pawnee Peak.

Pawnee Peak ahead.

Class 2 up to Pawnee Peak.

On the way up to Pawnee Peak looking back toward Mt. Toll.

Close-up looking west at the beautiful Indian Peak Wilderness on the way up to Pawnee Peak.

Pawnee Peak summit looking north to Mt. Audubon (center).

After coming down from Pawnee Peak, head down the loose slope toward Blue Lake.

At the bottom of the slope looking up at Mt. Toll (Pawnee Peak is on the left out of frame).

Blue Lake ahead.

A small, shallow, colorful lake before Blue Lake. A social trail leads from here to Blue Lake.

Crazy colors.

Mt. Toll center.

Approaching Blue Lake.

Blue Lake shore.

Blue Lake, Mt. Toll center.

Leaving Blue Lake, Mt. Toll center, the slope I came down just to the left of Mt. Toll.

Heading back along the official Blue Lake Trail.




Official Blue Lake Trail.



Looking back along the official Blue Lake Trail, a Mt. Audubon sub-peak on the right.

Mitchell Lake ahead.

A bit more hiking through the forest after Mitchell Lake to get back to the trailhead.
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