
Starting along the Mill Creek Trail.

View back toward the trailhead.

Passing a gate, Breckenridge Mountain visible ahead.

Pretty morning light as I hike along the slope and down into Mill Creek.

Crossing Mill Creek.

Nice lush foliage within the Mill Creek drainage.

Another creek crossing.





The Mill Creek Trail leaves the drainage for a time, climbing the slope.

Progress up a slope out of the drainage.

Switchbacks up the initial slope.

Some switchbacks up the first real ascent for the hike.

The trail enters the eastern fork for a short time before starting the ascent in earnest.

View back down as the Mill Creek Trail ascends.

Through a forested gully.

Occasional forested switchbacks.

Most of the ascent looks like this, switchbacks through a tight trail along brushy slopes.

Ascending along the Mill Creek Trail.

View back down toward the Mill Creek drainage below.

Breckenridge Mountain is up there somewhere.

Portions of the ascent are not switchbacks when the ridge is less steep.

There's also some shade along the slope.



View back.

A portion that ascends through chaparral, more directly up the ridge.


Breckenridge Mountain is up ahead.





The Mill Creek Trail enters the forest higher up.

Grassy ground and plenty of lovely trees.

Some maintenance is done here, it seems.

View back as the trail parallels a creek for a short time.

Onward and upward through the trees along the Mill Creek Trail.


Upper Mill Creek Trailhead.

I followed the dirt road, which passes a couple of pretty meadows.

Short section of hiking on the paved Breckenridge Road.

Nicely forested road walk tot he summit.

Progress up to Breckenridge Mountain.

A false summit along the way.

Looking back at a junction: straight leads to the lookout tower, behind me is the true summit.

Breckenridge Mountain radio towers ahead.

Breckenridge Mountain summit, view west.

Breckenridge Mountain Lookout Tower.

Better views from the Lookout Tower, view northeast.

Lookout Tower, view southeast.
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