
Starting up the Fancy Pass Trail.






Approaching Fancy Lake.

Fancy Lake, that peak you see above is part of the ridgeline from Fancy Peak to Savage Peak, but it's not Fancy Peak.

Headed up the trail to Fancy Pass.

Looking back toward Fancy Lake.


Looking back down an eroded mining road leading to Fancy Pass.

Fancy Pass, looking northeast. Fancy Peak is up to the left, the Fancy Pass Trail I came up is down to the right.

Headed up to Fancy Peak.

On the way up to Fancy Peak, looking back the way I came, Treasure Vault Lake visible on the opposite side of Fancy Pass.



Close-up of the ridgeline from Fancy Peak to Savage Peak (center rounded peak). Treasure Vault Lake is on the right. If you choose to follow the official trail, it takes you down to Treasure Vault Lake - I opted to follow the ridgeline.

Fancy Peak summit looking north toward Harvey Lake. Mt. of the Holy Cross is obscured by sub-peaks somewhere on the right.

On the way down from Fancy Peak to Fancy Pass - you can see some easy Class 3 stuff to follow the ridge.

Headed up to the Class 3 stuff from Fancy Pass.

Along the ridgeline, Treasure Vault Lake visible on the right.

Looking back toward Fancy Peak and Fancy Lake.

Treasure Vault Lake right, Missouri Lakes left. Wow. Savage Peak top left.

Close-up of Savage Peak and Missouri Lakes.

Close-up looking down a fun scramble to Missouri Pass and Treasure Vault Lake.


At Missouri Pass looking toward Missouri Lakes.

At Missouri Pass looking up toward the scramble to the next set of ridgeline.

Headed up to the ridgeline, Savage Peak in the distance.

On the way up to the ridgeline north of Savage Peak, looking back at Missouri Pass.

Close-up looking west toward a bunch of random pretty lakes.

Along the ridgeline headed to Savage Peak - Missouri Lakes below on the left.




Close-up looking southwest at a gorgeous canyon.

Savage Peak ahead.

Along the ridgeline just below Savage Peak, looking back at my route.


Savage Peak summit looking at the ridgeline.

Savage Peak summit looking toward Missouri Lakes (left) and my ridgeline to get down (right).

Closeup of the ridgeline down.

On the way down, looking toward Missouri Pass (center). The ridgeline I follow to gain Savage Peak is on the left.

Looking back up at Savage Peak.

Almost down the ridgeline.

Looking back up the way I came, easy route-finding down off the ridge. If you're scrambling at all, you likely left the ridge too soon.

Headed through open fields toward the official Missouri Lakes Trail. Above is the ridgeline I followed to get from Missouri Pass to Savage Peak.


Random tarn along my route.



Found the Missouri Pass Trail.






Missouri Pass Trail is really pretty.



Looking back along the Missouri Pass Trail at a random tarn with great light.





Savage Peak (or at least a sub-peak of Savage Peak) is poking out in the middle of this photo, shortly before getting back to the trailhead.
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